Women of Faith Women of Action Conference

Author Maritza M. Mejia will attend the:11th Annual Catholic Women of Faith Women of Action ConferenceMarch 26, SATURDAY AT 8 AM – 3 PM at: Our Lady Queen of the Apostles

This year's theme was "don't grow tired of doing good

Maritza M. Mejia Presenting

The Purple Shell invites us to become ecologically aware to protect the beaches.

La concha de mar púrpura nos invita a tomar consciencia ecológica para proteger las playas. PAPERBACK: https://www.amazon.com/gp

#ThePurpleShell #Laconchademarpúrpura #Ecotales #LuzDelMes

For more details 👉https://pbdccw.org/catholic-women-of-faith-women-of-action

Maritza M. Mejia Previous Participation

Hazel Eyes  with FREE Rosary for Peace and Bookmark
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 Photo: Maritza M. Mejia 2018 participation

Photo: Maritza M. Mejia 2017 participation

Photo:  Author Maritza Martinez Mejia 2016 participation

Photo:  Author Maritza Martinez Mejia 2015 participation

Thank you for you support!

Website:www.luzdelmes.com

Mother, Educator, Bilingual Author and Translator

Member: FWA, MCBD Board of Advisors, ANLMI , 

International Read to Me! Day Ambassador.

Website: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple Award, VCB Poetry Award, Latino Book Awards 2016 & Author’s Talk

Poetry for Peace - poesía por la paz

Poets around the world have defined PEACE in different ways using various literary images. It can mean world peace, peace between friends, family, or inner peace. Whichever meaning of peace you're looking for, LuzDelMes project is sharing a moment to reflect on the meaning of PEACE throughout POETRY. Join us the last Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. ET via Zoom. 

The Objective: Reach inner peace throughout poetry. #PoetryforPeace #LuzDelMes ✨

Let's reflect on the poem by Emily Dickinson "I Many Times Thought Peace Had Come," I also tought that peace will come after the pandemic year, but ...I was wrong. 

Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830–May 15, 1886) an American poet best known for her eccentric personality and her frequent themes of death and mortality. 

In Dickinson two-stanza poem, she uses the image of the sea to represent the waves of peace and struggle. Peace sometimes means peace within, when we are facing inner struggles, but peace in the world can also be illusory.

I many times thought Peace
had come
When Peace was far away -
As Wrecked Men - deem
they sight the Land -
At Centre of the Sea -

And struggle slacker -
but to prove
As hopelessly as I -
How many the fictitious
Shores -
Or any Harbor be -

Watch Video Zoom: March - Poetry for Peace

 ¡Poesía por la Paz!

Los poetas alrededor del mundo han definido la PAZ de diferentes formas usando  diversas imágenes literarias. Puede significar la paz mundial, paz entre amigos, en la familia, o paz interior. Sea cual sea el significado de paz que esté buscando, el proyecto LuzDelMes está compartiendo un momento para reflexionar sobre el significado de la PAZ usando como medio la POESÍA. Acompáñanos el último sábado del mes a las 10:00 a.m. ET vía Zoom & Twitch. TV/ LuzDelMes. 

Este mes dedicamos a la poeta Estadounidense Emily Dickinson con el poema: Muchas veces pensé que la paz había llegado, 1863.

Maritza M. Mejia writes to inspire others to be their best selves.

Thank you for your support!🌷 #LuzDelMes 🌠

ACTIVIDADES GRATIS EN: www.luzdelmes.com

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator, Translator and Publisher

Member: FWA, MCBD Board of Advisors, ANLMI, 

International Read to Me! Day Ambassador.

Website: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple Award, VCB Poetry Award, Latino Book Awards 2016 & Author’s Talk

World Poetry Day

                  Celebrate World Poetry Day         

World Poetry Day is on March 21.^st. It was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world. 

For more information, visit :👉 http://www.un.org/en/events/poetryday/

"The observance of World Poetry Day is also meant to encourage a return to the oral tradition of poetry recitals, to promote the teaching of poetry, to restore a dialogue between poetry and the other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting, and to support small publishers and create an attractive image of poetry in the media, so that the art of poetry will no longer be considered an outdated form of art, but one which enables society as a whole to regain and assert its identity."

                               

                        FREE POEMS: http://www.luzdelmes.com/ldm.php?ldm=poems

                  Celebra el día de la Poesía          

El Día Mundial de la Poesía es el 21 de marzo. Fue propuesto en el año 1999 por la Unesco.  El propósito de la jornada es promover la lectura, escritura, publicación y enseñanza de la poesía en todo el mundo. 

La UNESCO lanzó al mundo el siguiente comunicado para avalar la conmemoración del día mundial de la poesía al instituir ese legado para el mundo:

«Es evidente que una acción mundial a favor de la poesía daría un reconocimiento y un impulso nuevo a los movimientos poéticos nacionales, regionales, e internacionales. Esta acción debería tener como objetivo principal sostener la diversidad de los idiomas a través de la expresión poética y dar a los que están amenazados la posibilidad de expresarse en sus comunidades respectivas.» Unesco

                                                   

Maritza M. Mejia writes to inspire others to be their best selves.

Thank you for your support!🌷 #LuzDelMes 🌠

ACTIVIDADES GRATIS EN: www.luzdelmes.com

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator, Translator and Publisher

Member: FWA, MCBD Board of Advisors, ANLMI, 

International Read to Me! Day Ambassador.

Website: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple Award, VCB Poetry Award, Latino Book Awards 2016 & Author’s Talk

Welcome Spring with Haiku

 

Welcome Spring with Haiku  

Spring and Easter are associated with new beginnings, rebirth, growth and life. The days are longer, the earth is blooming, and everything awakens.  In 2022, spring equinox (also called the March equinox or vernal equinox) falls on Saturday, March 20th and ends on Sunday, June 20th. This event marks the astronomical first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the South Hemisphere.

The word equinox comes from the Latin words for “equal night”—aequus (equal) and nox (night). On the equinox, the length of day and night is nearly equal in all parts of the world. With the equinox, enjoy the increasing sunlight hours, with earlier dawns and later sunsets.

Japan - Spring 2019 - More details
http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2019/03/cherry-blossom-viewing-tradicion.html

~Flowers Bloom~

Blossom hue flowers

Sing, shine, smell, smooth and flavor

Spring is welcoming!

~Spring Wind~

Cold, balmy, warm, hot

Is Spring forthcoming your way?

Tell me silly earth!

~Blue Sky~

in the deep blue sky
colorful birds fly and sing

making earth

rough days come and go

the frozen winter is gone

the gentle spring blooms...

(Haiku @Mejia Spring 2021)

For more Poems visit: www.luzdelmes.com

#GivingTheGiftofPoetry    

La Primavera y La Pascua están asociados con renacimiento, nuevos comienzos, crecimiento y vida. Los días son más largos, la tierra florece y todo despierta.

En el 2022, el equinócio de primavera (también llamado equinócio de marzo o equinócio vernal) cae el sábado 20 de marzo y finaliza el domingo 20 de Junio. Este evento marca el primer día astronómico de primavera en el hemisferio norte y otoño en el hemisferio sur.

La palabra equinoccio proviene de las palabras latinas para "igual noche": equus (igual) y nox (noche). En el equinoccio, la duración del día y la noche es casi igual en todas las partes del mundo. Con el equinócio, disfrute de las horas de luz solar cada vez mayores, con amaneceres más tempranos y puestas de sol posteriores.

Primeros frutos de primavera 

Maritza M. Mejia writes to inspire others to be their best selves.

Thank you for your support!🌷 #LuzDelMes 🌠

ACTIVIDADES GRATIS EN: www.luzdelmes.com

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator, Translator and Publisher

Member: FWA, MCBD Board of Advisors, ANLMI, 

International Read to Me! Day Ambassador.

Website: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple Award, VCB Poetry Award, Latino Book Awards 2016 & Author’s Talk