What a beautiful close to National Poetry Month! Blue skies and sunshine looked down on us as we chalked the sidewalks in front of our schoo...

As April's National Poetry Month celebrations draw to a close, my students and I will make sure that the month ends not with a whimpe...

I'm looking forward to Thursday. It's one of my favorite days on the spring calendar - Poem in Your Pocket Day . And this year, my ...

bringing voice into the classroom - image by dailywritingtips.com We've just stared our last quarter of the school year, and through...

Ogden Nash is echoing in my living room. Just before him, Billy Collins. Rita Dove kicked off our poetic performance this afternoon. While...

My tenth grade English students just finished up their independent reading projects, but I didn't have them create just another boring b...

Ingredients: Pull open the curtains and let the sun slip in slowly, casting warm blankets across the living room floor as you snuggle dee...