April National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month is the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K-12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, bloggers, and, of course, poets marking poetry’s important place in our culture and our lives. For more information visit:
https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/about-celebration

Author Maritza M. Mejia 

Poems, Thought and More 
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Poems, Thoughts and More is a small beam of light gushing through dark clouds. ~Jorge L. Mejía~

Poemas, Pensamientos y Algo más es un pequeño haz de luz fluyendo entre nubes oscuras. ~Jorge L. Mejía~

Luz del Mes

Celebra el mes de la poesía con Poemas, reflexiones, rimas y cuentos bilingües por la paz de las naciones y conservación del planeta.

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REVIEWS:

Write, read, listen to others and support others to succeed!

Donald Stauffer and Stella jane lopez stauffer

5.0 out of 5 stars What a lovely writing voice

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2019

Format: Kindle Edition

This author's kind and caring personality comes thru clearly in her written thoughts.
A lift for anyone's day.

Angela, "Despertar es Volver a Vivir "

5.0 out of 5 stars La Naturaleza ♥️

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019

Format: Paperback

¡Me encanta y lo recomiendo!
Si amas la naturaleza es tiempo de tener este libro contigo.🤝♥️🥰

Janet Balletta

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 well deserved stars for Luz Del Mes by Maritza Martinez Mejia.

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2018

Format: Paperback

Once again, Mejia delights us with her poems, reflections, and everything we ponder in life. This new book is a fresh collection of inspiring poems in Haiku and Sonnet format in English and Spanish which is ideal for ESOL students. I must say my favorite is the story of The Girl and the Trees which goes on to explain how Mejia started Luz Del Mes, a project to rescue moral values. I found the poems, reflections, and short stories uplifting and believe this book will make a wonderful gift for the poetry lover in your family. Kudos for Luz Del Mes!

Luz Del Mes Tri-Anthology A Multicultural Chain for Nature linked by a Haiku with 33 authors and collaborators around the world.

Luz Del Mes Tri-Anthology A Multicultural Chain for Nature linked by a Haiku with 33 authors and collaborators around the world.

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¡Feliz mes de la poesia!

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

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

What is a Tercet?

April is set aside as National Poetry Month to celebrate poets and poetry. The Academy of American Poets and other  poetry organizations schedule events this month. 

For more information visit: National Poetry Month.

My third poetry style is a Tercet (plural Tercets).

ter·cet /ˈtersət/ (noun)

1. a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent tercet. Example of three-line poem rhyming AAA; and Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” OR unrhyme three lines. Examples of poems in unrhymed tercets include Wallace Stevens’s “The Snow Man”

Spring Tercet

 By Maritza M. Mejia@2015

from Poems, Thoughts and More 

  

Cold, balmy, warm, hot

What kind of day do we have?

Tell me gentle wind!

  For this month readings, I present to you my Award Poetry Book:

Poems, Thoughts and More 

BLOG TOUR: http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2017/04/poetry-book-blog-tour-award.html

Challenge

Happy Poetry Month!

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What is a Tanka?

April is set aside as National Poetry Month to celebrate poets and poetry. The Academy of American Poets and other  poetry organizations schedule events this month. 

For more information visit: National Poetry Month.

My second favorite poetry style is a Tanka (plural Tanka).

tan·ka /ˈtäNGkə/(noun)

1. a Japanese poem consisting of five lines, the first and third of which have five syllables and the other seven, making 31 syllables in all and giving a complete picture of an event or mood. 5/7/5/7/7=31

Nature Tanka

 By Maritza M. Mejia@2015

from Poems, Thoughts and More 

~Summer Breeze~

Tell me gentle wind

Is it at last hot summer?

I can feel warm air

Announcing he is coming

Wet, tan, fun, in the offing

~ Misused Nature~

As the earth spins

Some feel the temperate breeze

Others the cool freeze

Mother Nature screams out

Please be kind is all I ask

~Colorful Sky~

Seasons come and go

Bringing hot, warm, or cold air

Unfolding colors

Yellow, Orange, tan, red, green,

What a beautiful display!

  For this month readings, I present to you my Award Poetry Book:

Poems, Thoughts and More 

BLOG TOUR: http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2017/04/poetry-book-blog-tour-award.html

Challenge

Happy Poetry Month!

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

Maritza M. Mejia Social Media:

E-mail: hazeleyes@luzdelmes.com

Website: http://www.luzdelmes.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luzdelmes/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/luzdelmes

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What is a Haiku?

April is set aside as National Poetry Month to celebrate poets and poetry. The Academy of American Poets and other  poetry organizations schedule events this month. 

For more information visit: National Poetry Month.

My favorite poetry style is a Haiku (plural Haiku).

hai·ku /ˈhīˌko͞o/ (noun)

1. a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world. 

   Haiku is one of the most important form of traditional Japanese poetry: 5/ 7/ 5 syllables. Some Haiku:

Senses Haiku

 By Maritza M. Mejia@2015

from Poems, Thoughts and More 

Sightless

If we were sightless

We would see human’s essence

Not skin colors

 Unscented

If we were unscented

We do not enjoy nature

And the beauty of life

Unheard

Voice without sound,

Are we listening to others?

Attend to be heard!

  

 Tasteless

Life without flavor,

Empty, gloomy, dim, tasteless,

Toss color to your life!

Untouched

Undesirable!

How could this be possible?

Humans need humans.

Intuition

One precious value!

Watch, sense, listen, and feel,

Follow it on your path.

  For this month readings, I present to you my Award Poetry Book:

Poems, Thoughts and More 

BLOG TOUR: http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2017/04/poetry-book-blog-tour-award.html

Challenge

Happy Poetry Month!

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

Maritza M. Mejia Social Media:

E-mail: hazeleyes@luzdelmes.com

Website: http://www.luzdelmes.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luzdelmes/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/luzdelmes

Blog: http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/luzdelmes/

Amazon :http://www.amazon.com/Maritza-Martinez-Mejia/e/B009DKDXFW