On my way to school

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Hi everyone,

By 8:00 this morning I’ll be at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri speaking to Junior elementary education majors about children’s poetry. My host, associate professor of education Julie Bryant, has urged me to get the group involved in writing poems so I’ll make a pitch for Word of the Month. Who knows? We might discover some new talent!