Whenever I read a poem that moves me, I know I’m not alone in the world I often used NPR’s This I Believe program and materials when I taught middle school. The essays, full of powerful ideas, helped students understand how to speak with their own voices and develop experiences with specific examples. Here, poet…
All posts in January 2013
A Frothy Pause
like puffy paint, snow leaves float on tall lattes perfect rosettes atop dark caramel it’s what they do, draw freely in large, brown mugs I wait for my almond-milk chai, watching them pour art in the corner coffee shop, wishing my cup, too, came with a gift #TSCoffeeCup
Poetry, Again?
If you are a teacher or have something to do with technology in schools, you are probably tired of my posts about writing and poetry. But that’s what’s on my mind these days, even as I continue to work with teachers on project-based learning or digital writing. Poetry has squirmed its way into my soul.…
Snow’s Coming…
I do my best writing in the middle of night or early in the morning. But……. The latest weather forecast for tomorrow is for SNOW, lots of it. I’m thinking that spending the afternoon writing in front of the fire sounds delicious. (Don’t you love this image? Here’s the original link.)
Get Messy
Love this…