[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/128976536″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] I got the idea for the poem as I did my morning chores in this week’s polar express.  We got down to -4 F with numbing gusts from the northwest.  I used an ax to bust through the ice and the moment I did memory arose, the perfume…

Ice and Fire and Memory Sheep’s frozen water. Cleaving the ice open, passing through summer’s sternum Into our beehive’s buzzing heart. Heat and bees on my tongue Tasted and said and eaten Mid-winter honey memory and Sheep’s water,  re-freezing. http://youtu.be/7-rQ1K0CdD8 Video Inspiration for Poem–Remix?  

Free Technology for Teachers: MindMup – Create Mind Maps and Save Them In Google Drive Simple and accessible tool not unlike etherpad. Collaborative and fun, too. Looks like they have plans to extend its capabilities as well. I love its stripped down and workmanlike operation. Simple and accessible tool not unlike etherpad. Collaborative and fun,…