by Mary E. Cronin | Sep 15, 2023 | Poetry
Over the past three years, one object of my writing obsession has been the hospital in Brooklyn where my grandmother completed her nurse’s training as a young Irish immigrant. The nurse’s residence was the address on her marriage certificate. It was called Unity...
by Mary E. Cronin | Sep 1, 2023 | Poetry, Teaching
Feel that drumbeat? School is starting. A new school year fills me with hope– hope for fresh starts, open hearts, new learning. I’m back to work in my job as an elementary school Literacy Coach. How perfect to kick off this school year by celebrating the...
by Mary E. Cronin | Aug 4, 2023 | Poetry
You might have heard this advice before; I know I have. A quick search on the internet finds lots of similar examples… “Tips for writing picture books: don’t write in rhyme.” “The editor loved the concept, but was not drawn to the rhyme.” I admit it—I love rhyme! But...
by Mary E. Cronin | Jul 21, 2023 | Poetry, Uncategorized
I’m delighted that my poem “Glimpses of Green” is published today in the online children’s poetry journal Tyger Tyger, based in the UK. What I love about Tyger Tyger is that it is aimed at children and teachers– giving educators (and anyone who cares for...
by Mary E. Cronin | Jul 15, 2023 | Poetry, Teaching
Last week while visiting Ireland, I found myself in the strange position of answering my cousins’ questions about gun violence in America. As we sat around the table with little cousins running in and out of the room, the adults wondered–how can we tolerate...
by Mary E. Cronin | Jun 9, 2023 | Community connections, Poetry, Teaching
It was a joy to be the Visiting Poet at PS 86 in the Bronx last week! I attended kindergarten there, and PS 86 was also the polling place in our neighborhood. I have many memories of accompanying my parents to vote, and of my mother working as an election worker...