Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect is hosting the Poetry Friday Roundup today. If you’d like to know more about Poetry Friday, click HERE for an explanation by Renee LaTulippe.

Hello, Great Readers of our series! Just In case you haven’t visited before, let me tell you a little about A Great Nephew and A Great Aunt. My great nephew, Landon (a seventh-grader) and I (his great aunt) collaborate. I write a poem which he illustrates. We started this collaboration in the fall of 2014 and have had so much fun with it that we decided to invite others along. Landon and I will continue to have a new episode on one Friday of each month. The other Fridays are filling up quickly with guests. I have created a page on my website to view all the episodes of A Great Nephew and a Great Aunt. Click HERE to visit the page and enjoy past episodes.
Today it’s my pleasure to share a creative collaboration from . . .
Kristin Gray and Her Son, Copeland
From Kristin: I asked my son Copeland (10) to draw a picture. He went above and beyond a wrote a poem, too.
So today we have a special treat. Two poems! One from Copeland and one from his mom, Kristin.
Copeland’s Art

The Poems

Many thanks to Copeland and Kristin for sharing their talents today.
Meet Copeland: Copeland lives with his family at the end of the cul-de-sac. After school, he likes to draw comics, build Legos, and play with his hamster named Nugget. He is also working on his first screenplay. (It’s about aliens.)
Meet Kristin: Kristin L. Gray drinks coffee (cream, no sugar) and writes books (funny, not sad) from her home in northwest Arkansas. She loves to read, walk her dogs, and eat cake for breakfast. She will also travel any chance she gets. Kristin’s fourth-grade self would never believe she has five children, two dogs, one fish, a bearded dragon, and a shy gecko. Vilonia Beebe Takes Charge is her first novel. To learn more about Kristin, or to send her a cake, visit her online at www.KristinLGray.com.
Fantastic! Can’t wait to read Vilonia Beebe!!
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WOW! Awesome imaginations!!!
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Oh, a Panda! Irresistible. Fun poems and wonderful art. I’m sure eating cake for breakfast fuels creativity. 🙂
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Thanks for coming by, Jama! Cake anytime fuels creativity…right?
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What great joy in that picture! Fun poems too. Thanks for the post.
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Thanks for coming by, Rosi 🙂
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LOVE this! Great imagination! I have so much fun writing (and drawing) with my kids. My 11-year-old daughter likes humorous poems the best, too. 😀
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Thanks for coming by, Diana! It’s great that you write and draw with your kids! I love that!
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Penny I always read these new posts and I wanted you to know that I truly enjoy them all. Keep it up, ❤️Janie
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Thanks, Janie. So glad you enjoy them.
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I love that the energy of the poem matches the energy of the illustration!
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Thanks for coming by, Liz 🙂
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Wonderful collaboration today! Copeland is a talented artist and poet. Go Copeland! Kristin’s panda poem was fun!
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Yes! We want Copeland to keep going. The boy has talent just like his mom 🙂
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This is awesome!!!! In honor of Copeland, I’m going to grab my fear & punch its face today. ❤️
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Way to go, Karen!
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Very well done to both of you! Larry D
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Thanks for coming by, Larry.
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This post is pure fun, Penny. Kudos to your contributors.
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Thanks, Carol. I’m so glad you had fun with today’s episode.
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Love that picture–so expressive! Such a fun poem too!
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Thanks for coming by, Maria 🙂
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Love the picture of the Panda triumphantly riding the shark. Lots of emotion and humor there. The poems are fun, too.
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I just love the idea of a Panda and a shark. Copeland and Kristin were creative with the unlikely combo
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Yes, very exciting possibilities with underwater bamboo obstacle courses or watery wormholes to other worlds. Unexpected pairing release the imagination, don’t they?
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I love this collaboration! And it looks like Copeland inherited his mother’s talent!
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I think you’re right, Rebecca 🙂
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