Poetry Friday and eco-addition

I have decided to post in the Poetry Friday tradition - I'm working to become more of a poetry person after bad experiences in school....

Here's my addition:

First Fig
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -
It gives a lovely light!

--Edna St. Vincent Millay

This was featured on a Radio4 segment very late the other night, and the poem just got stuck in my head. So simple, and yet resonant. Sadly, I don't see a 'listen again' option on the BBC website. And to add a children's book dimension, when I was working at Orchard Books in the US, a book was being developed called Edna, by Robert Burleigh and illustrated by Joanne Yardley. I never got to see the finished copy - but it's out there.

And, I've just heard about a children's publisher that is focusing on ecology and green-ness: Chelsea Green Kids. So that's something to add to my recent post about global warming and children's literature.

If you are concerned about global warming and want to be part of a larger action, there's a march taking place in London on Saturday, November 4th, organized by Stop Climate Chaos. Here's information about the London event. And here's the global page which should show what is going on if you can't get to London.