Brian Gene Olson
@bgowriter.bsky.social
#Kidlit #poet from the PNW. Words in LADYBUG, BABYBUG, THE SCHOOL MAGAZINE, HIGHLIGHTS HELLO. #SCBWI. #80s kid. Member of The Poets' Garage.
http://briangeneolson.weebly.com
https://willowcroft.blog/2021/04/09/five-things-friday-mini-interview-with-author
http://briangeneolson.weebly.com
https://willowcroft.blog/2021/04/09/five-things-friday-mini-interview-with-author
Definitely, and I do get to occasionally channel my music-making into KidLit, so there's that.🙂 #kidlitchat
September 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Definitely, and I do get to occasionally channel my music-making into KidLit, so there's that.🙂 #kidlitchat
July 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My first grade class photo. That's me second row from the bottom, far right. I thought I was pretty stylin' with that collar.
I remember our #teacher Mrs. Pratt telling us one day it was her birthday and that she was now 99. We were so excited she was close to 100.😆 #retro #80s #memories
I remember our #teacher Mrs. Pratt telling us one day it was her birthday and that she was now 99. We were so excited she was close to 100.😆 #retro #80s #memories
July 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My kindergarten class picture. That's my retro hyperactive avatar in the bottom row, far right.
July 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
My kindergarten class picture. That's my retro hyperactive avatar in the bottom row, far right.
Another Alderwood Park #StoryWalk. RAINBOW SHOPPING by Qing Zhuang. A lovely story for a lovely day.
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart #tacoma #tacomawa #QingZhuang #tacomapubliclibrary #kobetich
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart #tacoma #tacomawa #QingZhuang #tacomapubliclibrary #kobetich
June 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Another Alderwood Park #StoryWalk. RAINBOW SHOPPING by Qing Zhuang. A lovely story for a lovely day.
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart #tacoma #tacomawa #QingZhuang #tacomapubliclibrary #kobetich
#kidlit #picturebook #kidlitart #tacoma #tacomawa #QingZhuang #tacomapubliclibrary #kobetich
"Fish are sensitive." Today we enjoyed the new Pacific Seas Aquarium at @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social.
#zoo #aquarium #tacoma #tacomawa
#zoo #aquarium #tacoma #tacomawa
May 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"Fish are sensitive." Today we enjoyed the new Pacific Seas Aquarium at @ptdefiancezoo.bsky.social.
#zoo #aquarium #tacoma #tacomawa
#zoo #aquarium #tacoma #tacomawa
Hidden treasure uncovered during a Story Walk in Alderwood Park, Tacoma, WA.
The best part was snapping a pic and putting it back for someone else to find.
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by #MonicaBrown, illustrated by #JohnParra
#picturebook #FridaKahlo #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #tacomawa
The best part was snapping a pic and putting it back for someone else to find.
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by #MonicaBrown, illustrated by #JohnParra
#picturebook #FridaKahlo #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #tacomawa
April 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hidden treasure uncovered during a Story Walk in Alderwood Park, Tacoma, WA.
The best part was snapping a pic and putting it back for someone else to find.
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by #MonicaBrown, illustrated by #JohnParra
#picturebook #FridaKahlo #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #tacomawa
The best part was snapping a pic and putting it back for someone else to find.
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by #MonicaBrown, illustrated by #JohnParra
#picturebook #FridaKahlo #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #tacomawa
Thanks, @symphonytacoma.bsky.social, for an amazing Sunday afternoon!
#sibelius
#grieg
#mahler
#stravinsky
What a program!
#sibelius
#grieg
#mahler
#stravinsky
What a program!
February 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Thanks, @symphonytacoma.bsky.social, for an amazing Sunday afternoon!
#sibelius
#grieg
#mahler
#stravinsky
What a program!
#sibelius
#grieg
#mahler
#stravinsky
What a program!
If you see this, post a unicorn you’ve drawn or painted
#kidlitart #kidlit
This was my fanart of IF UR STABBY by @kazwindness.bsky.social (with apologies to Kaz for the dead fish eye). My medium was dusty-old-magnetic-drawing-pad-from-back-of-closet.
#kidlitart #kidlit
This was my fanart of IF UR STABBY by @kazwindness.bsky.social (with apologies to Kaz for the dead fish eye). My medium was dusty-old-magnetic-drawing-pad-from-back-of-closet.
December 12, 2024 at 1:45 AM
If you see this, post a unicorn you’ve drawn or painted
#kidlitart #kidlit
This was my fanart of IF UR STABBY by @kazwindness.bsky.social (with apologies to Kaz for the dead fish eye). My medium was dusty-old-magnetic-drawing-pad-from-back-of-closet.
#kidlitart #kidlit
This was my fanart of IF UR STABBY by @kazwindness.bsky.social (with apologies to Kaz for the dead fish eye). My medium was dusty-old-magnetic-drawing-pad-from-back-of-closet.
Repost you from a different era ✨
Summer 1985. Hyperactive 8-year-old me pumping water in a cemetery after literally dancing on my great-great-grandfather's grave.
Summer 1985. Hyperactive 8-year-old me pumping water in a cemetery after literally dancing on my great-great-grandfather's grave.
November 22, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Repost you from a different era ✨
Summer 1985. Hyperactive 8-year-old me pumping water in a cemetery after literally dancing on my great-great-grandfather's grave.
Summer 1985. Hyperactive 8-year-old me pumping water in a cemetery after literally dancing on my great-great-grandfather's grave.
Thank you Seattle Symphony and conductor Nicholas Carter for last night's insanely beautiful rendition of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1!
#mahler #classicalmusic #SeattleSymphony
#mahler #classicalmusic #SeattleSymphony
November 15, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Thank you Seattle Symphony and conductor Nicholas Carter for last night's insanely beautiful rendition of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1!
#mahler #classicalmusic #SeattleSymphony
#mahler #classicalmusic #SeattleSymphony
Since I haven't yet offered a Bluesky introduction post...
Hi, I'm Brian. I write children's poems and songs, some of which have appeared in Ladybug, Babybug, The School Magazine, and Highlights Hello. I'm looking to connect with new #kidlit peeps (and reconnect with old ones from Brand X).
Hi, I'm Brian. I write children's poems and songs, some of which have appeared in Ladybug, Babybug, The School Magazine, and Highlights Hello. I'm looking to connect with new #kidlit peeps (and reconnect with old ones from Brand X).
November 8, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Since I haven't yet offered a Bluesky introduction post...
Hi, I'm Brian. I write children's poems and songs, some of which have appeared in Ladybug, Babybug, The School Magazine, and Highlights Hello. I'm looking to connect with new #kidlit peeps (and reconnect with old ones from Brand X).
Hi, I'm Brian. I write children's poems and songs, some of which have appeared in Ladybug, Babybug, The School Magazine, and Highlights Hello. I'm looking to connect with new #kidlit peeps (and reconnect with old ones from Brand X).
The Game of Life takes a different view. (Pic by Rachel Reiss)
May 25, 2024 at 5:47 PM
The Game of Life takes a different view. (Pic by Rachel Reiss)
I wrote a children's poem with Mahler's song "Ablösung im Sommer" on my mind, although my cuckoo doesn't drop dead. He gets to retire for a quiet evening while the Nightingale temporarily takes over the singing.
My whole life is a Mahler phase.
My whole life is a Mahler phase.
February 25, 2024 at 11:33 PM
I wrote a children's poem with Mahler's song "Ablösung im Sommer" on my mind, although my cuckoo doesn't drop dead. He gets to retire for a quiet evening while the Nightingale temporarily takes over the singing.
My whole life is a Mahler phase.
My whole life is a Mahler phase.
I'm so honored to share a piece with the talented Merry Miller-Gass in this month's Ladybug magazine. I've followed Merry back on Twitter/Brand X for some time.
February 18, 2024 at 5:17 PM
I'm so honored to share a piece with the talented Merry Miller-Gass in this month's Ladybug magazine. I've followed Merry back on Twitter/Brand X for some time.
Happy birthday, Dad. Eternally grateful both my kids got to spend their childhoods with you.
October 26, 2023 at 12:45 AM
Happy birthday, Dad. Eternally grateful both my kids got to spend their childhoods with you.
October 14, 2023 at 10:58 PM
THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE is an unbelievably fun and imaginative poetry collection from @robertschechter.bsky.social. One of my favorite books of the year from one of my favorite #kidlit poets.
October 3, 2023 at 10:13 PM
THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE is an unbelievably fun and imaginative poetry collection from @robertschechter.bsky.social. One of my favorite books of the year from one of my favorite #kidlit poets.