Who’s blogging?
I'm Karin Fisher-Golton. I love the water and my family and friends—this photo reminds me of both. I write picture books, poetry, early readers, middle grade novels, and nonfiction for children. I also edit children's books (picture books through young adult books). Click on my photo above for more about me.
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Books by Karin . . .
My Amazing Day: A Celebration of Wonder and Gratitude. Board book for ages 0-3. Click the cover image for more information.
The Clock and the Boulder. A time-travel novel for ages 9-12. Click the cover image for more information.
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Categories
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- butterflies (3)
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- creativity (9)
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- garden (8)
- gratitude (3)
- Karin's poetry (25)
- Multicultural Children's Book Day (8)
- My Amazing Day (3)
- others' poetry (8)
- Read Your World Day (1)
- The Clock and the Boulder (4)
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Previous Posts
- Ars Novelica: Two Dogs, Alric and Pompe
- Spring Birds, Poetry, Book Launch
- The Clock and the Boulder Is Launched!
- Ars Novelica: Poems about Writing a Novel
- Time Travel! Book News and a Poem
- Trees!: California Lilac Poem on Tu B’Shvat
- Slippery, Spicy, Tingly: A Kimchi Mystery—RYWD Book Review
- Progressive Poem 2024/National Poetry Month
- Small Rescue
- Bay Couple, a Persona Poem
- Podcast Link: The Meeting of Picture Books and Audio Books
- Rumi: Poet of Joy and Love—MCBD Book Review
- Infinity: Remembering My Father
- Progressive Poem 2023
- Thinking of Pollinators on Earth Day Eve
- A Few February Poems
- In Memoriam: Missing My Cousin Ira on Holocaust Remembrance Day
- For Every Little Thing: MCBD Book Review
- Progressive Poem/National Poetry Month
- Happy Twosday!
- One Whole Me: MCBD Book Review
- Boy from Buchenwald: Holocaust Remembrance Day Book Review
- The Generous Fish: MCBD Book Review
- That Little Girl
- Gratitude during the Pandemic
- Lily and the Great Quake: MCBD Book Review
- It Rained Warm Bread: Holocaust Remembrance Day Book Review
- God’s Dream: MCBD Book Review
- Hey, Doodle, Doodle
- Love Family: MCBD Book Review
- Milkweed Life
- Butterfly Cap Found
- Mama and Papa Have a Store: MCBD Review
- Thank You, Bev Bos: a National Poetry Month Post
- What Creativity Looks Like
- A Monumental Poem
- A Cento for National Poetry Month
- A Rainbow in California, with Tanka
- More February Poems
- February Poems
- A Poem a Day for February
- Stay Calm, Leave Room For Gratitude
- Amazing May Posts
- An Ekphrastic Pantoum on February 27
- Metal Bowls and Memories
- Goodbye and Thank You, Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge
- Butterfly Words
- What’s Right in Front of You
- Lemon Tree, Very Pretty
- Unbridled Creativity: An Experience with Children and Poetry
- Halloween Candy Science!
- Remembering Paul Wellstone
- A Grand Finale for the 2012 Oakland A’s
- The Oakland Athletics Are Fired Up
- Flying High from a Shuttle Flyby
- Praise for A Perfect Time for Pandas
- I Might Be an Elephant
- Double-homemade Bread
- Ichiro’s All-Star Feat
- First Post—Still in Awe
Category Archives: others’ poetry
Progressive Poem 2024/National Poetry Month
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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Tagged kidlitosphere, national-poetry-month, poem, poems, poetry, poetry-friday, progressive-poem, writing
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Rumi: Poet of Joy and Love—MCBD Book Review
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
Progressive Poem 2023
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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For Every Little Thing: MCBD Book Review
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
Progressive Poem/National Poetry Month
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
Posted in creativity, Karin's poetry, others' poetry, uncategorized
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A Monumental Poem
This week, with all the talk of refugees, I’ve found myself thinking of the poem, “The New Colossus,” written by Emma Lazarus in 1883 to help raise funds for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal and posted on the interior of … Continue reading
Posted in others' poetry
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A Cento for National Poetry Month
My children’s poets group chose to write cento poems for our National Poetry Month project. For those who don’t know, a cento is like a poem collage. The poet takes exact lines from existing poems and arranges them to make … Continue reading
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Unbridled Creativity: An Experience with Children and Poetry
I shared my collection of truck poems with my son’s second grade class this morning. I haven’t shared my writing with one of his classes since he was in kindergarten. I did it once that year and several times when … Continue reading
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