Today is my birthday, and it’s a BIG one. There are many ways this birthday will not be normal, so I am excited to be celebrating the publication of HOP TO IT: Poems to Get You Moving instead. Hop to It is the latest anthology from the dynamic duo of Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell.
I am thrilled and honored to have my poem, “Mental Floss,” included with the work of so many stellar poets. Thank you, Janet & Sylvia, for your tireless efforts to bring poetry into the lives of so many!
I also love that fellow October birthday girl and poet extraordinaire Marilyn Singer’s Feel the Beat is the suggested companion piece to my poem.
Please be sure to visit Janice Scully at Salt City Verse for the Poetry Friday Roundup.
Reading to the Core 
[…] birthday is today, so hop over to her post to wish her Happy Birthday and to read her Mental Floss poem. Heidi gave me permission to share hers here. We are bouncing, flossing, tickling, and […]
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Happy Birthday, Catherine. I had intentions of getting a card off to you, but you know life (hurricane and wedding…) I love being a part of this amazing project with you and Heidi. Mental Floss certainly flossed itself up to be an awesome-flossome poem!
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You are so right, Margaret: Catherine’s poem is MOST definitely “AWESOME-FLOSSOME”!!!!
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“like wipers in the rain” – LOVE! Congratulations, Catherine! xo
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I can for sure read and enjoy your poem – but if I was trying to do the floss dance, my brain would be tied in knots!! Hoping your birthday exceeds all expectations, and lives up to its BIG name! Happy Day, Catherine!
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Happy birthday, Catherine! Wishing you many more years of great brain-energizing poetry and life adventures!
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Birthday poet joy! I too am taken with the wipers imagery. This is a hippy, swinging’ poem. Brava on the HOP ON IT DEBUT.
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Happy Hoppie Birthday, Catherine, may many delightful words come your way today and everyday, Nancy Bo Flood
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What a fun poem. Mental floss is a great concept. Congratulations on your poem being part of this. Happy Birthday, Catherine.
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Happy Birthday, and congrats on having “Mental Floss” included in the new anthology!
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Happy Birthday and I do love the energy of your poem – my brain can use some shine and gloss – many congratulations!
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Happy birthday, and congratulations on your poem being in this lovely anthology!
Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
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Happy Birthday, Catherine. Having your wonderful poem in Hop To It is a special gift! Love that term “mental floss”!
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Love it! As the mom of a 10yo, I know all about the floss! đŸ™‚
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Happy Birthday, Catherine. A great way to celebrate a big day with a book birthday as well. I like your poem and know kids will enjoy doing the floss!! I anticipate a lot of fun and liveliness for kids and their teachers from Hop To It ! I am thrilled to be included and look forward to reading the entire book asap! PS I know kids love Marilyn Singer’s book and the accompanying DVD!! Great combination!
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Happy Birthday, Catherine and a huge congratulations on having “Mental Floss” included in this wonderful new anthology. I love the rhythm and energy of it: it’s sure to get kids up and moving. Well done!
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Wahoo! Happy big birthday, Catherine, and congrats–this poem will be a favorite of 3rd grade boys, who are Floss Kings and also possibly one of the harder audiences to impress. : ) Enjoy your birthday weekend!
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You know I love this poem and how it came to be. I love seeing your work in this book! It energizes MY brain to see it there. Great job.
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I showed my 9 year old son the suggestion to do the floss while reading the poem. He was instantly up for it! It was quite fun đŸ™‚
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Catherine, hearty congratulations for the publication of your zippy, energy-filled poem in Janet and Sylvia’s newest book. I love the beat and the concept that is so unique.
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What a fun poem Catherine, congrats on having it in Sylvia and Janet’s new anthology. And Happy Birthday too!
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Congratulations, Catherine! With all of the screen time of Zoom meetings and virtual classes, we need to be mentally flossing with movement.
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Happy Birthday! And I love your lively poem. I need some of that mental floss today!
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