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#Neurodivergent kidlit author, poetry writer, voice actor, Moxie drinker, dad, son, hubby, human. http://mattforrest.com https://www.instagram.com/mattforrestvw/

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Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: Celebrating Women’s History Month with Caroline Herschel" kennn.com/FQtaFi #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

07.03.2026 09:56 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Poetry Friday: Celebrating Women’s History Month with astronomer Caroline Herschel You may have heard of William Herschel, the German-born astronomer famous for his discovery of the planet Uranus as well as his pioneering work in developing the use of telescopes and astronomical …

You may know astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus - but how much do you know about his esteemed sister, astronomer Caroline Herschel?
Today, we’re celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with a poem by Adrienne Rich.
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#poetry #PoetryFriday

06.03.2026 15:11 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Poetry Friday: Celebrating Women’s History Month with astronomer Caroline Herschel You may have heard of William Herschel, the German-born astronomer famous for his discovery of the planet Uranus as well as his pioneering work in developing the use of telescopes and astronomical …

You may know astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus - but how much do you know about his esteemed sister, astronomer Caroline Herschel?
Today, we’re celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth with a poem by Adrienne Rich.
wp.me/p2DEY3-4j4
#poetry #PoetryFriday

06.03.2026 15:11 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Poetry Friday: Celebrating Women’s History Month with astronomer Caroline Herschel You may have heard of William Herschel, the German-born astronomer famous for his discovery of the planet Uranus as well as his pioneering work in developing the use of telescopes and astronomical spectrophotometry in his search of the cosmos. You may not, however, have heard of his sister, Caroline, who worked closely with him most of her life. An astronomer in her own right, she not only discovered several comets (including 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, due to return to the Earth in 2092), but was also the first woman scientist to receive a salary!

Poetry Friday: Celebrating Women’s History Month with astronomer Caroline Herschel

You may have heard of William Herschel, the German-born astronomer famous for his discovery of the planet Uranus as well as his pioneering work in developing the use of telescopes and astronomical spectrophotometry…

06.03.2026 02:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What a surprise: a large batch of thank you notes from Mrs. Jenna’s students at Three Rivers School in Pembroke, NH!
They were one of the many classrooms I visited virtually on #WorldReadAloudDay, Feb. 4. So glad they enjoyed A UNIVERSE OF RAINBOWS!

#KidLit #Literacy @pbjamboree.bsky.social

23.02.2026 15:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Laura Purdie Salas: "A Different Drum, a Tricube" kennn.com/DUeCEK #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids

21.02.2026 01:55 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: More student poetry (MY student, that is!)" kennn.com/Hsw7jR #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

21.02.2026 01:56 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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For #PoetryFriday: More student poetry!
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#poetry #astropoetry #literacy

20.02.2026 01:10 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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For #PoetryFriday: More student poetry!
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#poetry #astropoetry #literacy

20.02.2026 01:10 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Poetry Friday: More student poetry (MY student, that is!) My daughter has always been an artist. When she was barely 2, she drew a hand picking up stones - it looked like lines and squiggly circles, but that's what she said it was. I tested her a week or so later, and she confirmed this to be true! I realized that even at that young age, she was drawing with intention.

Poetry Friday: More student poetry (MY student, that is!)

My daughter has always been an artist. When she was barely 2, she drew a hand picking up stones - it looked like lines and squiggly circles, but that's what she said it was. I tested her a week or so later, and she confirmed this to be…

20.02.2026 01:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: “Zombies in Love”" kennn.com/GHHIao #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

14.02.2026 09:55 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Poetry Friday: “Zombies in Love” With everything going on in the world – and the fact that today is Friday the 13th – it just feels like we need something completely preposterous. Allow me to present…. Zombies in…

The Caterpillar's first poems, a library reading of #FlashlightNight, and #zombies in love...we cover a lot of ground at the ol' blog today!
#PoetryFriday #KidLit
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13.02.2026 12:50 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

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13.02.2026 20:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Poetry Friday: “Zombies in Love” With everything going on in the world – and the fact that today is Friday the 13th – it just feels like we need something completely preposterous. Allow me to present…. Zombies in…

The Caterpillar's first poems, a library reading of #FlashlightNight, and #zombies in love...we cover a lot of ground at the ol' blog today!
#PoetryFriday #KidLit
wp.me/p2DEY3-4ig

13.02.2026 12:50 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Poetry Friday: “Zombies in Love” With everything going on in the world - and the fact that today is Friday the 13th - it just feels like we need something completely preposterous. Allow me to present.... Zombies in Love My girlfriend’s a zombie.Our true love is grand.Whenever we’re walking,we always hold hands. When she first caught my eyeI knew we’d never part.

Poetry Friday: “Zombies in Love”

With everything going on in the world - and the fact that today is Friday the 13th - it just feels like we need something completely preposterous. Allow me to present.... Zombies in Love My girlfriend’s a zombie.Our true love is grand.Whenever we’re walking,we…

13.02.2026 02:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You know you need a nap when you're writing a query letter and use the word "publishication."

I'll be in bed, if you need me.

#amwriting #amquerying #KidLit

12.02.2026 19:31 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I've been reading about Search Engine Optimization and having a FAQs page on your website helps drive traffic. I don't know if this is true, but I added one to my site, www.MattForrest.com. If you have two minutes, I'd love to hear your thoughts! ;)
#childrensbooks #kidlit w/ @pbjamboree.bsky.social

11.02.2026 21:22 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Great idea!

12.02.2026 15:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I've been reading about Search Engine Optimization and having a FAQs page on your website helps drive traffic. I don't know if this is true, but I added one to my site, www.MattForrest.com. If you have two minutes, I'd love to hear your thoughts! ;)
#childrensbooks #kidlit w/ @pbjamboree.bsky.social

11.02.2026 21:22 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Been busy at bookstores & libraries this week! So today for #PoetryFriday I'm dusting off one of my favorite winter poems I originally wrote and shared 6 years ago. Hope you like it!
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#poetrycommunity #haiku w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @powkidsbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

06.02.2026 20:44 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: Looking back at a “Winter Morning”" kennn.com/6cFFo2 #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

07.02.2026 01:56 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Been busy at bookstores & libraries this week! So today for #PoetryFriday I'm dusting off one of my favorite winter poems I originally wrote and shared 6 years ago. Hope you like it!
wp.me/p2DEY3-4hY

#poetrycommunity #haiku w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @powkidsbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

06.02.2026 20:44 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Poetry Friday: Looking back at a “Winter Morning” This winter has felt like one of the coldest winters I can recall. Temperatures have been below freezing for what seems like weeks - we had a couple of days that got above freezing the third week of January, but other than that, it's just day after day and night after night of single digits and teens. Today, it actually hit 28F and I thought it was a heat wave!

Poetry Friday: Looking back at a “Winter Morning”

This winter has felt like one of the coldest winters I can recall. Temperatures have been below freezing for what seems like weeks - we had a couple of days that got above freezing the third week of January, but other than that, it's just day after…

06.02.2026 00:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I love the fact that now that Zoom/GoogleMeets/etc. are all part of a school's normal operations, I no longer need to create the links myself and test each of them prior to the visit. I do 10-12 throughout the day, so that was challenging, to say the least!

05.02.2026 13:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

ICYMI on Friday!

02.02.2026 15:49 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: Looking back at 2025, thanks to Jama!" kennn.com/BLRjqr #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

31.01.2026 17:56 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Poetry Friday: Looking back at 2025, thanks to Jama! It’s been a long, busy week. Aside from all the worries and travails we’ve been dealing with collectively here in this country and the world, I’ve been dealing with anxiety and st…

Thank you,Jama Rattigan, for providing some joy today with your 2025 #PoetryFriday retrospective! I share a little piece of that today at the ol' Triple-R:
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#childrensbooks #picturebooks #poetry
w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

31.01.2026 13:52 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Poetry Friday: Looking back at 2025, thanks to Jama! It's been a long, busy week. Aside from all the worries and travails we've been dealing with collectively here in this country and the world, I've been dealing with anxiety and stress for my own personal reasons: working on a manuscript that may never see the light of day, visiting a school out of state, and talking to my kids about why respect, justice, and responsibility appear nonexistent these days.

Poetry Friday: Looking back at 2025, thanks to Jama!

It's been a long, busy week. Aside from all the worries and travails we've been dealing with collectively here in this country and the world, I've been dealing with anxiety and stress for my own personal reasons: working on a manuscript that may…

30.01.2026 14:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Posted to Tumblr by northshorewave on Apr 2, 2023:

Reading sports headlines while pretending sports doesn't exist suggests a fascinating world of magic and whimsy.

"Darius Slay says he was 'this close' to becoming a Raven"

"David Montgomery was pursued by Vikings, Bears"

"Transfer Portal Created in Good Faith, But is Out of Control"

"Wolf Enters Transfer Portal"

"Wizards And Raptors Injury Reports"

Posted to Tumblr by northshorewave on Apr 2, 2023: Reading sports headlines while pretending sports doesn't exist suggests a fascinating world of magic and whimsy. "Darius Slay says he was 'this close' to becoming a Raven" "David Montgomery was pursued by Vikings, Bears" "Transfer Portal Created in Good Faith, But is Out of Control" "Wolf Enters Transfer Portal" "Wizards And Raptors Injury Reports"

A friend sent me this—these are actually great writing prompts. 😂💜

14.01.2026 15:07 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 3
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For #PoetryFriday, I'm sharing a poem that never made it into my #AUniverseOfRainbows - and thank you @ncte.org for the honor of my book being named a 2026 NCTE Notable! The seals are beautiful! w/ @pbjamboree.bsky.social @ebyrbooks.bsky.social

#KidLit #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #ChildrensBooks

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