A blog for the book IMPERFECT: a poetry anthology for middle schoolers about mistakes
How can we make the most of useful mistakes and do our best to fix the ones that need fixing? Poetry can help us figure it out.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Today's Quote: Gillian Anderson
Text:
Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.
~ Gillian Anderson
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Today's Quote: Michelle Obama
Text:
Success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.
~ Michelle Obama
Portrait by Amy Sherald, © National Portrait Gallery.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Today's Quote: Buddha
Text:
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
~ Buddha
NYPL Digital Collections.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Today's Quote: Alan Baxter
Text:
You're never going to be good enough to start. But if you start, you'll get good enough. So start.
~ Alan Baxter
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Today's Quote: Cynthia Ozick
It is the same for any type of artist. Strive to be the best you can be without comparing yourself to others. --DM
Text:
To be any sort of competent writer one must keep one's psychological distance from the supreme artists.
~ Cynthia Ozick
Text:
To be any sort of competent writer one must keep one's psychological distance from the supreme artists.
~ Cynthia Ozick
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Today's Quote: Jay Woodman
Text:
It’s no good getting worked up about stuff--it’s better to relax and laugh at our mistakes, then figure out how to learn from them and move on.
~ Jay Woodman
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Today's Quote: Jodi Picoult
Text:
You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.
~ Jodi Picoult
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