Quick update on the March Madness knock-out poetry tournament.
I’m relieved and delighted to say that I made it through Round One of the March Madness – which was a tough battle against a great poem by Carol Wilc. I am now in the next ‘anxious wait’ period – waiting for my next word to be posted. In Round Two, I’m up against Laura Salas, who won Round One with her ‘knack’ poem.
As with all things to do with children’s writing, I am finding the competition to be fantastic fun and friendly! The children’s writing crew has always been one big happy family, and whilst I hadn’t met many of the #MMPoetry crew prior to this event, I am again enjoying being a part of a wider kid-lit community.
A fantabulous event over at Ed DeCaria’s Think Kid Think blog. I hope you can follow us into Round Two!
Congratulations on your win. I loved your poem. Can’t wait for the next one:)
Great work, Kat! Fingers crossed for you. I really enjoyed reading all the round one poems. It certainly is madness! Looking forward to round two. Good Luck!
Thanks Dee. Thanks Jo. It is indeed Madness! And the poems and friendly rivalry is great.
Our RoundTwo words have been posted, and I scored ‘fringe’ (http://www.thinkkidthink.com/6-fringe-vs-3-cursed) which had me scrambling for a little while (and in a tizzy, because tomorrow is a very busy day and no time to write!). It was a relief when the lovely Karen Collum focused my thoughts. The poem was done with 32hrs to spare! And I can sleep tonight. Phew! (I’m hoping/planning to polish it off tomorrow.)