Author Archives: Karin Fisher-Golton

Podcast Link: The Meeting of Picture Books and Audio Books

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Karin Fisher-Golton

I was on a podcast! Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Becky Parker Geist, owner of Pro Audio Voices, on her Audiobook Connection podcast. We spoke about the benefits of both illustrations in picture books and sound … Continue reading →

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Rumi: Poet of Joy and Love—MCBD Book Review

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Karin Fisher-Golton

Happy Multicultural Children’s Book Day! I hope you are discovering a multitude of books that allow children to see themselves and others in the diversity of this world—today and always! This year I was delighted that North-South Books sent me … Continue reading →

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Infinity: Remembering My Father

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Karin Fisher-Golton

My dear father, Stephen Fisher, passed away unexpectedly at the end of September last year. That event is now one of the markers in my life, with a before and an after. I want to mark it here with some … Continue reading →

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Progressive Poem 2023

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Karin Fisher-Golton

We’re nearing the end of National Poetry Month—just a few days left and they are weekend days. It’s a perfect time to revisit a favorite poem, read some new ones by a poet whose work you want to spend more … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Pollinators on Earth Day Eve

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Karin Fisher-Golton

For this Poetry Friday on Earth Day Eve, I’m sharing a poem that I started in February—usually early spring in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I live. But this year was particularly rainy and cold. February felt more like … Continue reading →

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A Few February Poems

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Karin Fisher-Golton

I’m on my tenth year of writing poems every day in February—except that in 2016 I wrote a poem every other day, so really it’s the ninth year of poems every day, and the tenth year of February poems. Here’s … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Missing My Cousin Ira on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Karin Fisher-Golton

Today is the first January 27 in 93 years without my cousin Ira, zikhroyne-livrokhe (may his memory be a blessing). On January 27, 2006, on his 76th birthday, the United Nations held the first designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to … Continue reading →

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For Every Little Thing: MCBD Book Review

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Karin Fisher-Golton

Happy Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) 2023! Use the #ReadYourWorld hashtag today and every day to find books that give more children opportunities to see people and characters like themselves and give everyone opportunities to see the rich and true … Continue reading →

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Progressive Poem/National Poetry Month

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Karin Fisher-Golton

Happy National Poetry Month! I’ve admired the progressive poem tradition as a reader for many years. I’m pleased that I was at the right blog at the right time this year to get to sign up and participate. Before I … Continue reading →

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Happy Twosday!

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Karin Fisher-Golton

As a lifelong fan of number patterns, I have been looking forward to this day for quite a while. Yes, I even took a screen shot on my phone at 2:22. If I could have done something about that battery … Continue reading →

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