Sue Santiago
Children's Writer & Sometimes Poet
Tag: metaphor
My protectors sure wore themselves out and need some sleep. Maybe I should pop some popcorn. hehehe
Children's Writer & Sometimes Poet
Posted on April 6, 2022 by Sue Santiago
Last night I listened to Margarita Engle share about how once she started writing novels in verse she never looked back. Maybe that was the permission I needed to brainstorm. Serendipity?
Category: free verseTags: brainstorm, Children's writer, free verse, metaphor, onmatopoeia, poem, Poetry, Sue Santiago
Posted on April 4, 2022 by Sue Santiago
There’s consequences for addressing conflict and avoiding it. Which do you prefer?
Category: free verseTags: Children's writer, conflict avoidance, free verse, Let's Sweep, metaphor, Poetry, repetition, Sue Santiago
Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sue Santiago
It’s time to get the workouts going again
Category: free verseTags: alliteration, Children's writer, free verse, metaphor, Poetry, Sue Santiago
Posted on January 7, 2022 by Sue Santiago
Sometimes security isn’t
Category: free verse, Poetry, UncategorizedTags: assonance, Children's writer, consonance, faith, free verse, lies we believe, metaphor, poem, Poem A Day, Poetry, simile, Sue Santiago, Unbound
Posted on December 10, 2021 by Sue Santiago
This winding, meandering journey contains no road maps, no global positioning system with estimated times of arrival. Detours delay or perhaps pave the way to the path unpredicted that can surpass expectations, hopes, even dreams. To overthink and overplan overpacks the space left for… Continue Reading “Out of Range”
Category: free verse, JourneyTags: Children's writer, consonance, metaphor, Out of Range, poem, Poem A Day, Poetry, repetition, Sue Santiago
Posted on December 3, 2021 by Sue Santiago
There is little in this world
That makes me scream and claw
As watching my child battle
Her evasive thieves of childhood
Category: migraine, PoetryTags: Children's writer, chronic migraine, faith, free verse, metaphor, poem, Poem A Day, Poetry, Sue Santiago
Posted on November 8, 2021 by Sue Santiago
This time of year makes my family strong on my mind. Today I’m thinking about my sisters. ❤
Category: Family, PoetryTags: Children's writer, metaphor, NaNoWriMo2021 My Way, Poem A Day, Poetry, rhyme pattern, Sisters, Sisters Poem, Sue Santiago
Sue Santiago has been drawn to books since watching her grandfather run his letter press and following her oldest sister to work at the library. From library volunteer, to teacher, to writer Sue is always looking for ways to connect others to good stories.
Sue Santiago