by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater I collect words.  And I keep lists of these collections in my notebooks. When I listen to people speak, read boo...

by Brett Vogelsinger As teachers of poetry, we have likely all spoken about the value of each word in a poem.  It is no hyperbole to say t...

by Hilary Czaplicki One of my favorite poems to use near the start of National Poetry Month is “Did I Miss Anything?” by Tom Wayman. ...

by Elizabeth Howlett Students read the poem "Demeter’s Prayer to Hades"  by Rita Dove silently as it is projected on the screen....

by Brett Vogelsinger Today's post offers two poems for the price of one.  Both are in video format, for the poems have been adopted by...

by Pernille Ripp My classes read the poem “Hugging Jose” by Jason Reynolds because they love the work of Jason Reynolds, and also beca...