Brooke
I am a youth services librarian. I have 2 kids. I obsess about writing and about making things.
Poetry Sundays: Elizabeth Bishop
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One Art
The art of losing isn't hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
Lose...
20+ Great Picture Books for Girls
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Choosing a list of book recommendations is a difficult thing. There are too many good books to choose from! Even after narrowing the criteria...
Grape Hyacinth
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Small blue bottle on a shelf in the kitchen
holds one grape hyacinth
I plucked from a neighbor's lawn.
Each day I watch the tiny thing die.
This...
Information overwhelm
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by Brooke
Exercise in Draining
I am training
to squeeze (absorb?)
information
from where it
is plenty
or scarce.
Sometimes it
will build up
so that I
almost burst
and I would
for certain
if you caught
me off...
Circle soap
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A plain looking thing
fat disk
of oil and lye
forced to sit and cure
becoming
something permanent
it may not have chosen
for itself
but holding it
between my palms
feels right
subtle thing
under...
My first winter in a long time
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by Brooke
Moving from Southern CA to New England is like moving from a virtually weatherless bubble to the real world. So I think about...
Trees (as in all of them)
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by Brooke
Tree fixation
I am doing research.
It involves fidgeting with a camera
and sometimes a pencil.
Also, it requires strict observance
of any and all surroundings.
But I must...
House colors
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by Brooke
It's good to have something that can make you smile when life gets overwhelming. I've been trying to get my bearings in a...