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Desert Duets: Sonoran Desert Poems for
Two Voices
A Work-in-Progress
Poetry is seeing your world with
the eyes of your heart. (Bookmarks pdf file)
Judi Moreillon
- I love living in the Sonoran Desert. Our Tucson home is at the foot
of the Santa Catalina Mountains on the outskirts of the city. We have
quite a few wild animals that live in or travel through our neighborhood:
desert tortoises, coyotes, javelinas,
black-tailed jackrabbits, screech owls, Sanborn's longnose bats, chuckwallas,
spadefoot toads, rattlesnakes, mourning doves, Gila woodpeckers, cactus
wrens, roadrunners, tarantulas, black widow spiders, scorpions, and
more.
- I also love writing and reciting poetry. One of my favorite poetry
books is Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman.
Like Mr. Fleischman's poems, my Desert Duets were written to
be read by two or more voices.
- "Desert Lowriders" has been color-coded to facilitate collaborative
reading. One person reads the words on the left side (blue text) and
another person reads the words on the right (red text). The words that
are on the same line (black text) are to be read by both voices at the
same time. Readers should start by reciting the title together. (They
may need to practice a couple times before it sings!) Click on the title,
"Desert Lowriders," to see the poem. The poem will print out on two
pages.
"Desert Lowriders"
Work-in-Progress
Last updated: 5 September 2017
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