Edutopia

A Poetry-Writing Exercise to Support English Learners

In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building ...
Arizona State Press

ASU professor Rosemarie Dombrowski takes poetry outside of the classroom

To reinvigorate the poetry scene on ASU's downtown campus, Rosemarie Dombrowski, an English professor, has opted to take learning outside of the classroom. She teaches an intermediate poetry class ...
WBUR

Poetry Belongs In The Classroom. Now More Than Ever

In 2017, poet Sarah Holbrook was excited to learn that two of her poems were chosen to appear on the 7th and 8th grade Texas state standardized test. On a lark, Holbrook tried answering the ...
The Boston Globe

When the classroom rang with poetry

Once upon a time, almost all American schoolchildren memorized and recited poetry in the course of their education. It’s easy to look back wistfully at an age where everyone carried a bit of ...
MLive

Poetry writing about Flint murals allows for ‘creative freedom’ in this high school classroom

GENESEE COUNTY, MI – When Jacob Keys, a 17-year-old senior at Carman-Ainsworth High School, saw the “Inspire” mural on the outskirts of downtown Flint, it reminded him of his childhood. The mural ...
Houston Chronicle

Poetry on the rise at slams, in the classroom, on the street

“Bring ’em up! Bring ’em up! Bring ’em up!” shouts the crowd at the AvantGarden in Montrose. Although it may seem like a loud rap or hip-hop concert, under the back patio’s twinkle of firelights and ...