Write a Poem PSA

 

Tricky Tick

Drawing by Amy LV 

Students - My husband got a tick on him last week...it dug right in, and we had to dig it out. Then, when he picked up the medicine a couple of days later, there was a tick crawling on his hand from a morning hike. Alas, spring is here, and we are now remembering to tuck in our socks and check ourselves for ticks. In the night the other night, I found myself hearing the line, a tick may pick you...and it stuck itself to me...just like a tick.

Merriam Webster defines a public service announcement as "an announcement made for the good of the public," and today I am reminding you to beware of ticks. Today's poem is a brief announcement in the form of a poem, and while it does not include everything one can do to beware of ticks (check your body, keep grass trimmed...), there is some helpful and important advice in these lines. No one wants Lyme Disease. 

We write public service announcements when we wish to share information with others that we believe will help them. What information do you know that may help another person or group of people? You might try writing this information in the form of a poem, to teach and to have fun with words at the same time.

To learn more about protecting yourself from tick bites, and what to do if you do find a tick attached to you, check out this npr article. To learn more about different types of ticks, visit TickSafety.com. If you want to know more and more about ticks, listen to this podcast by The Field Guides.

Marcie is hosting today's Poetry Friday roundup over at Marcie Flinchum Atkins with happy news and information about her new book WHEN TWILIGHT COMES: THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS THAT BRING DAWN AND DUSK TO LIFE. Each Poetry Friday, all are invited to share poems, poem books, poetry ideas, and friendship in this open and welcoming poetry community. 

National Poetry Month begins next Wednesday, and as always, I'll be doing a poem-a-day project all month. You'll find more information here on Tuesday, March 31, but for now, please know that I welcome you to join me in a month of writing. My project is titled:

I look forward to spending the first day of National Poetry Month with the first graders of Indian Trail Elementary School in Canal Winchester, Ohio. Safe, good week to you all, my poem-y friends.

 

xo,

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