Category Archives: Karin’s poetry

Ars Novelica: Two Dogs, Alric and Pompe

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Karin Fisher-Golton

I’m sharing a poem that is a tribute to two dogs, one fictional and one historical. It’s also a tribute to the enchanting connections that sometimes come when researching a novel. This is another of my ars novelica poems—a term … Continue reading →

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Spring Birds, Poetry, Book Launch

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Karin Fisher-Golton

It’s the last Poetry Friday of National Poetry Month 2025 and the end of a week that included both Earth Day and the launch of The Clock and the Boulder, my time-travel novel for ages 9-12—a book that takes place … Continue reading →

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Ars Novelica: Poems about Writing a Novel

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Karin Fisher-Golton

I’m continuing to share poems connected to writing my novel, The Clock and the Boulder, in the lead up to its April 22 release in this National Poetry Month. Today I chose two short poems, both about aspects of the … Continue reading →

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Time Travel! Book News and a Poem

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Karin Fisher-Golton

Happy April 2025! It’s National Poetry Month and the publication month of my time-travel novel for ages 9-12, The Clock and the Boulder. This book, which will be released April 22, 2025, is set in the USA in 2016 and … Continue reading →

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Trees!: California Lilac Poem on Tu B’Shvat

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Karin Fisher-Golton

It’s the Jewish holiday Tu B’Shvat (the 15th of the Jewish month Shvat), called the birthday of the trees. Originally used for agricultural accounting, in modern times on this day we celebrate the many gifts of trees, including shade, food, … Continue reading →

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Progressive Poem 2024/National Poetry Month

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Karin Fisher-Golton

We are coming into the last weekend of National Poetry Month. It’s an opportunity to revisit some favorite poems, read the work of a poet you’ve wondered about, write a poem yourself, or check out the links for this week’s … Continue reading →

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Bay Couple, a Persona Poem

Posted on March 28, 2024 by Karin Fisher-Golton

Last month, walking on Wildcat Creek Trail near where I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, I spotted this pair of bay trees by the side of the path. I was quite taken with them and later wrote the … 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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