#nationalpoetrymonth

Ishta Mercurio

Apr 3, 20201 min

National Poetry Month, 2020: Breathe

Breathe the yeasty warmth of baking, half forgotten, now remembered Breathe the sweet-sharp tang of elderberry soap, foaming in the misty...

Ishta Mercurio

Apr 19, 20192 min

Cover Collection 14: SHOUT, Written by Laurie Halse Anderson, and designed by Jessica Jenkins

Hello, and Happy Friday! It's Good Friday, which I guess means I should be talking about something Good Friday-ish, but you know what? I...

Ishta Mercurio

Apr 11, 20192 min

Cover Collection 13: The Undefeated, written by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, design

Welcome to Cover Collection, my (mostly) weekly series about book covers that I love, and why I love them. Since I missed last week...