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One Minute Till Bedtime Didn't Make the Cut Blog Tour

11/13/2016

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Kenn Nesbitt's wonderful anthology, ONE MINUTE TILL BEDTIME, debuted on November 1, 2016 and was promptly named a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2016. And I agree. It's an eclectic collection of poems from over 130 children's poets, meant to be read in one minute or less. My limerick, entitled "Skateboard Girl" is included, and I couldn't be more thrilled.

But this blog tour's focus is on poems that were submitted but didnt' make it into the collection. Here is one of mine that didn't make it and an image to go along with it:
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Summertime Horses

All summer long we played horses--
galloping through green yards,
our ponytails streaming in the wind.


(c) 2010 B.J. Lee  All Rights Reserved

Working with Kenn Nesbitt is a treat! I first became acquainted with him when he was the Children's Poet Laureate and was posting a poem for every day of the school year at PoetryMinute.org. He posted two of my poems, "Dream Train" and "High Dive," another limerick.

​Please visit amazon to have a look at this anthology. I loved it from beginning to end! The poems are quite diverse and perfect for reading to your litttle ones before bed!
For more poems that didn’t make the cut, visit the roundup at Jackie Hoskings Blog, which has many other poems submitted but not accepted into OMTB. Jackie also includes links to other Poetry Friday poets who are sharing their poems on their own blogs (as I have done). Thanks to Jackie for all her hard work! And thanks, once again, to Kenn, for including my poem in this exciting anthology! It was a pleasure to work with you, as always.

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Jane @ Raincity Librarian link
12/2/2016 10:22:11 am

It's fascinating to get a sort of behind-the-scenes look at the making of a poetry anthology, and it's also quite cheering to see that even wonderful poems can sometimes not be quite the right fit for a collection!

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B.J. Lee
12/3/2016 11:13:01 pm

Thank you, Jane! Yes, I too, find anthology-making fascinating! And hard work for the anthologist, to be sure. Kenn Nesbitt did an excellent job with this particular anthology.

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Bridget Magee link
12/2/2016 12:31:02 pm

I love the simplicity and sweetness of this poem, BJ! I am eagerly awaiting my copy of OMTB - it is on its way as I type. Looking forward to reading your poem(s) when it comes. =)

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B.J. Lee
12/3/2016 11:14:28 pm

Thank you so much, Bridget! I'm sure you'll enjoy OMTB very much. I read it in two days!

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Penny Parker Klostermann link
12/2/2016 01:59:27 pm

I'm really enjoying reading all of the wonderful poems that didn't make the cut. Thanks for sharing yours, B.J.

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B.J. Lee
12/3/2016 11:16:16 pm

Thanks Penny! Yes, this OMTB blog tour is very interesting! I'm enjoying all the "outtakes" as well.

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Kat Apel link
12/2/2016 03:02:22 pm

What a sweet poem - but such tight construction. Those two girls could be my nieces.

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B.J. Lee
12/3/2016 11:17:30 pm

Thank you, Kat! Your nieces sound adorable!

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Michelle Heidenrich Barnes link
12/2/2016 04:06:13 pm

How lovely to find you in the PF roundup again, BJ! It must have been difficult for Kenn to turn this one down. I love those galloping ponytailed girls! Happy holidays, my friend. :)

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B.J. Lee
12/3/2016 11:18:56 pm

Hi Michelle and thank you! As an anthologist yourself, you must know how difficult the process is - what to include, what to leave out - daunting! Happy holidays to you too! <3

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Linda Baie link
12/2/2016 08:46:47 pm

BJ, this is such fun. My granddaughters love the new anthology, and they "run" everywhere. A perfect image!

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B.J. Lee
12/3/2016 11:20:33 pm

Thank you, Linda! I'm glad to hear your granddaughters are loving the anthology. I think it's wonderful - so eclectic!

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Brenda Harsham link
12/3/2016 05:42:05 pm

I just got the book from the library, and I am so excited to delve in. I like your ponytail horses.

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B.J. Lee
12/3/2016 11:21:36 pm

Thank you, Brenda. I got the "ponytail" wording at the last minute! Enjoy the anthology!

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Linda Mitchell link
12/4/2016 10:44:56 am

Oh, I love those summer time horses. Great image for such a sweetie of a poem.

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B.J. Lee
12/4/2016 12:18:31 pm

Thanks so much, Linda! :)

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Myra from GatheringBooks link
12/8/2016 11:14:23 pm

I am so happy with the preponderance of haiku I've been reading as I go through all the posts for Poetry Friday. Happy weekend!

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B.J. Lee
12/13/2016 12:18:06 pm

Thanks for stopping by, Myra. I'm loving the haiku too!

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    B. J. Lee is a children’s author and poet. Her picture book, There Was an Old Gator Who Swallowed a Moth, is launching with Pelican Publishing on February 15, 2019. She has poems in 25 poetry anthologies published by  Little, Brown, Wordsong, BloomsburyUK, National Geographic, Otter-Barry Books, Pomelo Books, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. She has worked with anthologists Lee Bennett Hopkins, J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt. She has written poems for such children’s magazines as Spider, Highlights and The School Magazine. Follow her on Twitter @bjlee_writer.

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