Heidi Mordhorst - WHISPERshout Magazine
@heidimordhorst.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 poetry + arts education + climate
Happy Halloween to all #saints #haints #souls #ancestors #wanderers #neighbors #refugees
#halloween #poem #poetrycommunity #pagan #history #samhain #kidlit #poetsky
A Theory of Halloween,
or why my pumpkins are always smiling
#halloween #poem #poetrycommunity #pagan #history #samhain #kidlit #poetsky
A Theory of Halloween,
or why my pumpkins are always smiling
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Happy Halloween to all #saints #haints #souls #ancestors #wanderers #neighbors #refugees
#halloween #poem #poetrycommunity #pagan #history #samhain #kidlit #poetsky
A Theory of Halloween,
or why my pumpkins are always smiling
#halloween #poem #poetrycommunity #pagan #history #samhain #kidlit #poetsky
A Theory of Halloween,
or why my pumpkins are always smiling
It's here, it's here! This second amazing anthology THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES from Paloma Press is here, full of words for all the feelings you may carry about nature in these unraveling times. Many thanks to the editors, and to Wick Poetry Center!
natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org
natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It's here, it's here! This second amazing anthology THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES from Paloma Press is here, full of words for all the feelings you may carry about nature in these unraveling times. Many thanks to the editors, and to Wick Poetry Center!
natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org
natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org
Fantastic time this week #writing #poetry with 6-7's! We dove deep into books by RebeccaKaiDotlich, @georgiaheard.bsky.social [WELCOME TO THE WONDER HOUSE] & MichaArcher [WONDER WALKERS], crafted paper box rooms to house our #poems, and built our own #Wonder House! bit.ly/WHISPERshout...
August 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Fantastic time this week #writing #poetry with 6-7's! We dove deep into books by RebeccaKaiDotlich, @georgiaheard.bsky.social [WELCOME TO THE WONDER HOUSE] & MichaArcher [WONDER WALKERS], crafted paper box rooms to house our #poems, and built our own #Wonder House! bit.ly/WHISPERshout...
‼️IMPORTANT CHANGES to federal education funding which erase DEI and SEL. Your public comment can make a difference. Closes midnight tomorrow. Go to www.regulations.gov/commenton/ED... Feel free to jack from mine.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
‼️IMPORTANT CHANGES to federal education funding which erase DEI and SEL. Your public comment can make a difference. Closes midnight tomorrow. Go to www.regulations.gov/commenton/ED... Feel free to jack from mine.
docs.google.com/.../1cm6YbXh....
www.instagram.com/p/DJ7a_JuBaja/
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www.instagram.com/p/DJ7a_JuBaja/
Started my morning with this side-by-side comparison of yesterday's crowds.😁✊ Now on to the GENERAL STRIKE! Bring the oligarchs who won't say no to their senses. Read more and sign your #generalstrikeus card at www.generalstrikeus . com/aboutus www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/no-ki...
These Military Parade Crowd Pictures Vs. "No Kings" Crowd Pictures Are Going Viral
Let's compare.
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June 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Started my morning with this side-by-side comparison of yesterday's crowds.😁✊ Now on to the GENERAL STRIKE! Bring the oligarchs who won't say no to their senses. Read more and sign your #generalstrikeus card at www.generalstrikeus . com/aboutus www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/no-ki...
Just wrapped THIS PRETTY PLANET, possibly my fave #poetryworkshop! We read from VWorth, @joycesidman.bsky.social & others about #nature elements, use 'em to create #mandalas & then #kidswrite. Enjoy a poem by Bea, & thanks to JForster and @tomchapinmusic.bsky.social for our theme song! #holyplace
June 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Just wrapped THIS PRETTY PLANET, possibly my fave #poetryworkshop! We read from VWorth, @joycesidman.bsky.social & others about #nature elements, use 'em to create #mandalas & then #kidswrite. Enjoy a poem by Bea, & thanks to JForster and @tomchapinmusic.bsky.social for our theme song! #holyplace
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
#blaneylecture
Thanks, @kavehakbar.bsky.social
@poetsorg.bsky.social and radishes everywhere for helping to "adjust our metabolization of language to remind us of its materiality, its power." #radish
1m
Thanks, @kavehakbar.bsky.social
@poetsorg.bsky.social and radishes everywhere for helping to "adjust our metabolization of language to remind us of its materiality, its power." #radish
1m
May 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
#blaneylecture
Thanks, @kavehakbar.bsky.social
@poetsorg.bsky.social and radishes everywhere for helping to "adjust our metabolization of language to remind us of its materiality, its power." #radish
1m
Thanks, @kavehakbar.bsky.social
@poetsorg.bsky.social and radishes everywhere for helping to "adjust our metabolization of language to remind us of its materiality, its power." #radish
1m
🎈Finishing up a #residency today at a local Title I #school with a Poetry #Picnic! #3rd-graders will be sharing their "#Maps in My Mind: #Poems of #Exploration and Imagination." 🗺️Next up: Summer@the Studio! #workshops all summer long. #kidswrite #poetryworkshop #silverspring
May 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🎈Finishing up a #residency today at a local Title I #school with a Poetry #Picnic! #3rd-graders will be sharing their "#Maps in My Mind: #Poems of #Exploration and Imagination." 🗺️Next up: Summer@the Studio! #workshops all summer long. #kidswrite #poetryworkshop #silverspring
Happy to learn that a panel proposal I'm part of was accepted for the program at @NCTE2025. Looking forward to presenting DREAMS+FACTS? POETRY! with @margaritaengle.bsky.social @caroleweatherford.bsky.social Margaret Simon and Marilyn Singer! Stay tuned for details...
May 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Happy to learn that a panel proposal I'm part of was accepted for the program at @NCTE2025. Looking forward to presenting DREAMS+FACTS? POETRY! with @margaritaengle.bsky.social @caroleweatherford.bsky.social Margaret Simon and Marilyn Singer! Stay tuned for details...
Almost time for the #GaithersburgBookFestival!!
Leading an #ekphrastic #poetry #workshop for #kids and #families on Saturday, May 17 @ Bohrer Park.
#kidswrite #poetryworkshop #familyfun #photo #poem #gburgbookfest
Leading an #ekphrastic #poetry #workshop for #kids and #families on Saturday, May 17 @ Bohrer Park.
#kidswrite #poetryworkshop #familyfun #photo #poem #gburgbookfest
May 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Almost time for the #GaithersburgBookFestival!!
Leading an #ekphrastic #poetry #workshop for #kids and #families on Saturday, May 17 @ Bohrer Park.
#kidswrite #poetryworkshop #familyfun #photo #poem #gburgbookfest
Leading an #ekphrastic #poetry #workshop for #kids and #families on Saturday, May 17 @ Bohrer Park.
#kidswrite #poetryworkshop #familyfun #photo #poem #gburgbookfest
Almost time for the #GaithersburgBookFestival!!
#kidswrite #poetryworkshop #familyfun #ekphrastic #photo #poem #gburgbookfest
#kidswrite #poetryworkshop #familyfun #ekphrastic #photo #poem #gburgbookfest
May 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Almost time for the #GaithersburgBookFestival!!
#kidswrite #poetryworkshop #familyfun #ekphrastic #photo #poem #gburgbookfest
#kidswrite #poetryworkshop #familyfun #ekphrastic #photo #poem #gburgbookfest
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It's poetry roundup time! 📚 Get the scoop on the CLiPPA and more. Kids’ poetry news and views this week! #PoetryForKids #ChildrensPoetry https://bit.ly/4cUwIwS
April 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's poetry roundup time! 📚 Get the scoop on the CLiPPA and more. Kids’ poetry news and views this week! #PoetryForKids #ChildrensPoetry https://bit.ly/4cUwIwS
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For Poetry4kids members, I've posted a new activity worksheet for the poem "Running Late". Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3EP6Sh9 #ActivitySheetsForKids #PrintableWorksheets #FunLearningWorksheets
April 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For Poetry4kids members, I've posted a new activity worksheet for the poem "Running Late". Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3EP6Sh9 #ActivitySheetsForKids #PrintableWorksheets #FunLearningWorksheets
May 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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My Juicy Little Universe: "npm 25: poetry friday roundup and kidlit progressive poem l" https://bit.ly/4jOUlJk #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids
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April 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
My Juicy Little Universe: "npm 25: poetry friday roundup and kidlit progressive poem l" https://bit.ly/4jOUlJk #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids
@heidimordhorst.bsky.social
@heidimordhorst.bsky.social
"The #EPA fired around 280 staffers and reassigned around 175 others on #EarthDay. The employees were tasked with ensuring that #federal policies protected #underservedcommunities from experiencing negative health & environmental impacts from pollution and climate change..." CNN
#snails #dontgiveup
#snails #dontgiveup
April 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"The #EPA fired around 280 staffers and reassigned around 175 others on #EarthDay. The employees were tasked with ensuring that #federal policies protected #underservedcommunities from experiencing negative health & environmental impacts from pollution and climate change..." CNN
#snails #dontgiveup
#snails #dontgiveup
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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We are so excited to announce that our first issue, #TakingAStand, is now live!
Thank you to our contributors and all of you for helping us facilitate #knowledge, #connection, and #growth!
This magazine is in honor of all our young heroes! #KidLit #Fiction #Poetry
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Thank you to our contributors and all of you for helping us facilitate #knowledge, #connection, and #growth!
This magazine is in honor of all our young heroes! #KidLit #Fiction #Poetry
epistemiclit.com/whirligig/ta...
TAKING A STAND -
Original artwork by Finn Rotert (age 5)
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March 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
We are so excited to announce that our first issue, #TakingAStand, is now live!
Thank you to our contributors and all of you for helping us facilitate #knowledge, #connection, and #growth!
This magazine is in honor of all our young heroes! #KidLit #Fiction #Poetry
epistemiclit.com/whirligig/ta...
Thank you to our contributors and all of you for helping us facilitate #knowledge, #connection, and #growth!
This magazine is in honor of all our young heroes! #KidLit #Fiction #Poetry
epistemiclit.com/whirligig/ta...
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Every time you see someone powerful acting like a craven coward in the face of this authoritarian menace, let it stiffen your own spine. We are all we've got.
March 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Every time you see someone powerful acting like a craven coward in the face of this authoritarian menace, let it stiffen your own spine. We are all we've got.
There's lots of exciting--and positive--action going on over at WHISPERshout Writing Workshop. Poetry residencies at Cloverly ES, Germantown ES, a school in Sacramento, CA, Eastern MS! Stop over if you haven't in a while.
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Bonus ode for your Saturday morning, too!
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Bonus ode for your Saturday morning, too!
March 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
There's lots of exciting--and positive--action going on over at WHISPERshout Writing Workshop. Poetry residencies at Cloverly ES, Germantown ES, a school in Sacramento, CA, Eastern MS! Stop over if you haven't in a while.
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Bonus ode for your Saturday morning, too!
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Bonus ode for your Saturday morning, too!
#smallpoemsunday #poetrysky
an American Sentence (Ginsberg's version of 17 syllables)
the first blooms arrive a little blurry, but they haven't forgotten.
an American Sentence (Ginsberg's version of 17 syllables)
the first blooms arrive a little blurry, but they haven't forgotten.
March 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#smallpoemsunday #poetrysky
an American Sentence (Ginsberg's version of 17 syllables)
the first blooms arrive a little blurry, but they haven't forgotten.
an American Sentence (Ginsberg's version of 17 syllables)
the first blooms arrive a little blurry, but they haven't forgotten.
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2024 Poetry Collection Winner
Black Girl You Are Atlas
by Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Kokila @penguin-usa.bsky.social
Nominated by: Amie
#mglit #yalit #poetry #booksky #cybils2024
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social
Black Girl You Are Atlas
by Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Kokila @penguin-usa.bsky.social
Nominated by: Amie
#mglit #yalit #poetry #booksky #cybils2024
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
2024 Poetry Collection Winner
Black Girl You Are Atlas
by Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Kokila @penguin-usa.bsky.social
Nominated by: Amie
#mglit #yalit #poetry #booksky #cybils2024
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social
Black Girl You Are Atlas
by Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Kokila @penguin-usa.bsky.social
Nominated by: Amie
#mglit #yalit #poetry #booksky #cybils2024
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social