Category Archives: Poems

The Magic Rectangle

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Sandra S. McRae

Good news! The wonderful, independent literary press Folded Word has accepted my prose poetry chapbook The Magic Rectangle for publication! This juicy little nugget of a book will appear in 2017. Folded Word produces truly beautiful books and pours heart and soul … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Child Poets

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Sandra S. McRae

Well, the results are in and I’m proud to publish these top-shelf grade-school poets! Congratulations to Veronica, Bridger, Brook, Emma, Davis,  Sawyer, and Eva! As you can read below, the kids started with a “fill-in-the-blank” writing prompt for a poem … Continue reading →

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Let Loose the Monkeys

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Sandra S. McRae

Recently I had the privilege of working with a group of elementary students on writing poetry. To start us off, we watched a video that celebrates kids’ innate poetic abilities. If you don’t think we’re all born poets, watch this video … Continue reading →

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