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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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
Tag Archives: writing
Ars Novelica: Two Dogs, Alric and Pompe
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
Time Travel! Book News and a Poem
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
Posted in Karin's poetry, The Clock and the Boulder, writing process
Tagged 18th century, middle grade novel, national-poetry-month, poem, poetry, Sweden, writing
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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
Posted in creativity, Karin's poetry, others' poetry
Tagged kidlitosphere, national-poetry-month, poem, poems, poetry, poetry-friday, progressive-poem, writing
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Bay Couple, a Persona Poem
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
Posted in Karin's poetry
Tagged bay-tree, persona-poem, poem, poems, poetry, wildcat-canyon, writing
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