Geek Cinema Speaks: Click Clack
Click Clack is a perfect example of why I love short films and why I love animation. On the surface, it’s a cute story about a boy and his friends, the robots. But watch closely enough, and you may...
View ArticleGeeks We Love: Bill Harley
If you’ve never heard of Grammy-winning kids’ artist Bill Harley, get thee to his web site to check out his songs, stories and epic poems. Harley is one of those rare artists who truly remember what...
View ArticlePost Family Poets Take Over The Computer…
A limerick by Zoot: There once was a sneaky cat her talent was simply that she played the cute card and sang like a bard to show that she caught a rat A Haiku by Jack: Toys are so ...
View ArticleCheck Out The Doubleclicks!
A few weeks ago my husband and I went to a Night of Nerds and Music show featuring quite a few artists including Paul and Storm, Mike Phirman, and Hank Green. The opening act was a local group called...
View ArticleCelebrating National Poetry Month With The Geek Moms
We thought it would be fun to wind up National Poetry Month with some of the Geek Moms’ favorite poets and poetry. My own memories of poetry are quite early. My mother lived in Los Angeles and my...
View ArticleYouTube Geek: Say the Right Words
If you’ve spent much time on YouTube lately, you’ve probably heard about VidCon, the great big vlogbrothers-organized convention for the amusement and edification of YouTubers that happened in Los...
View ArticleYouTube Geek: Will it Rhyme?
This week in YouTube geekery, the wordplay is the thing. While building the promised weekly music playlist, I discovered a veritable plethora of interesting people using their words in interesting...
View ArticleFive Ways to Get Poetry Into Your Day
National Poetry Month is almost over, but you can make poetry a part of your day year-round. Here are five simple suggestions for fitting poems into your busy schedule: 1. Visit the Writer’s Almanac....
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Find Poetry
It's worst when the feature they make a bug of is my mind. As if smarts were stupid. As if I should rather be vapid than wise.
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Wax Lips Poetic
I say I don't like autumn, but here I go again. Up before dawn, and the world is a song, even before caffeine kicks in.
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Victricia Malicia Poem and Craft
Victricia Malicia was a pirate it’s true, though life on the sea made her quite blue.
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More and More Misty Mountains
Anyone who has seen The Hobbit remembers that scene in Bilbo's house when the dwarves start singing that low, gorgeous song. It's called "Misty Mountains," and my kids and I love it. My son said it...
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