Poet, anthologist, blogger. Making connections and opening minds one poem at a time. The Best of Today’s Little Ditty book series is available on Amazon.
Gainesville, Florida
Joined January 2013
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Made it to Day 30 of #FillingtheWell! Wise words today from #RalphWaldoEmerson & “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” to celebrate our #PoetryMonth #inspirational journey: michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes @heybilljoyce #animatedshort #Oscarwinner
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Happy #PoemInYourPocketDay! I've got "Lemon Tree" by Jennifer Clement in mine: "Remember/the tree is older than you are/and you might find stories/in its branches." Read more at michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #inspirational #trees #PocketPoem #NationalPoetryMonth
It's an #ArborDay celebration on Day 29 of #FillingtheWell. #Poems by Jennifer Clement and Henry Cuyler Bunner paired with "Speaking With #Trees" by @ToriAmos. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #NationalPoetryMonth #music #poetry #inspiration #PocketPoem #PoetryFriday
We’re setting our mind to great things on Day 28 of #FillingtheWell, with #NellieBly, @Danny_MacAskill, and, well, a #pufferfish. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #artinnature #mountainbiking #inspiration
On Day 27 of #FillingtheWell, who can argue with #Rumi? Case in point: Paul Smith, Typewriter Artist. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #typewriter #art #inspiration
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Calling all #doglovers! Man’s best friend takes center stage on Day 26 of #FillingtheWell with a charming poem by #EdithWharton and an enchanting short animated film by #ValérianDesterne. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #dogs #poetry #inspiration #NationalPoetryMonth
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On Day 25 of #FillingtheWell, #sunshine—and lots of it! A quote by #RomainRolland, "Sunflowers" by #GeorgesLemmen, a film from the @NASA Solar Observatory, and “Bring Me Sunshine” from The #JiveAces. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #art #music #inspiration
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There’s much to contemplate in this simple pairing of #VictorHugo and #EugèneCarrière. It’s Day 24 of #FillingtheWell at #TodaysLittleDitty: michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #NationalPoetryMonth #quotes #poetry #art #inspiration
#Identity is our #inspirational musing for Day 23 of #FillingtheWell. Pairing a #Shakespeare #quote with a video produced/illustrated by @peterhreynolds, written by @MarcCola3, it’s a “perfectly perfect” match. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #ShakespeareDay
For Day 22 of #FillingtheWell, I enlisted the help of #EmilyDickinson and @LouieFilms to celebrate #EarthDay2022. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #nature #poetry #bees #pollination #inspiration #NationalPoetryMonth #PoetryFriday
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Thinking about the wonders of #engineering on Day 21 of #FillingtheWell, with a quote by #HayaoMiyazaki and a human-robot #dance duet. Yes, you read that right. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #robots #quotes @TEDTalks @GhibliUSA #inspiration
Thank you, @LibraryMiddle! I'm honored to have my work paired with one of the greats—LOVE Ogden Nash. Happy #NationalPoetryMonth to you and your students!
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On Day 20 of #FillingtheWell, #inspiration in #brokenness. With @HillikerFineArt, #ShannonLAlder, and @MarinaDiamandis. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #music #fineartphotography Photo credit: "Don't Ask Me How I Am Doing" by Randy J. Hilliker.
The colors have come out to play on Day 19 of #FillingtheWell. A beautiful quote by #MarcusAurelius accompanies works of #art created and inspired by #OdilonRedon, @GaripAy, and #VincentvanGogh. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #quotes #art #inspiration
Explore the #MilkyWayGalaxy with me on Day 18 of #FillingtheWell with a quote by #YasunariKawabata and a #handpan #meditation by Alexander Mercks. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #literary #quotes #music #inspiration
On Day 17 of #FillingtheWell, what to do when #InternationalHaikuPoetryDay falls on #Easter? Turn to #KobayashiIssa, of course. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #haiku #poetry #inspiration #NationalPoetryMonth
On Day 16, I bring you… the secret of the universe. With a quote from @DonnaTartt and a video by @BruBearBaby that you’ve probably seen before, but need to see again. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com…
#TodaysLittleDitty #FillingtheWell #babies #laughter #inspiration #quotes
We're being buoyed by the #wind on Day 15 of #FillingtheWell, with an excerpt from a #LucilleClifton poem, a video about #AnthonyHowe's kinetic sculptures, and a song by @Akeboshi_. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #poetry #music #art #inspiration #NPM2022 #PoetryFriday
Day 14 of #FillingtheWell is taking us into the troposphere. With gratitude to X.J. Kennedy for his quote about the power of #poetry and a gorgeous clip from #Koyaanisqatsi. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #clouds #quotes #inspiration #XJKennedy #NationalPoetryMonth
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On Day 13 of #FillingtheWell, we’re honoring another beloved #kidlit legend—#LeeBennettHopkins. Paired with #JudyCollins, today’s inspirational musing is about the passage of #time & those we miss. michellehbarnes.blogspot.com… #TodaysLittleDitty #Passages #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth
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