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In Defense of Boredom

It’s important to have unstructured time. It’s important to have time to daydream, to wander, to tinker, to putz. It’s important to get bored. That’s right. Bored. As I understand it, boredom is a necessary blankness that makes space for truly awesome ideas. “Only boring people get bored,” my mom used to say when weContinue reading “In Defense of Boredom”

Some Opposites — a Frog Hollow Crankie

After a steep technical learning curve, I have a Frog Hollow Crankie* for you all. This is one we made to the poem “Some Opposites” by Richard Wilbur. We memorized this poem, and had a great time with it. It’s got a great rhythm, which helps make it easy to memorize, and it’s funny toContinue reading “Some Opposites — a Frog Hollow Crankie”

Wishes, Lies, Dreams

I’m going to start off by telling you one of my secrets. Frog Hollow writes tons of poetry. That’s no secret, and it’s no secret that with the right infectious enthusiasm, teaching poetry to children can help them get lit up about writing, about language, and about the centuries-long conversation about the human experience thatContinue reading “Wishes, Lies, Dreams”