“A poet’s work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep.” Salman Rushdie It’s April...Read More
It’s April. Time to update last year’s Igniting National Poetry Month post with some wonderful new resources: Updates: Update #1 -A year ago the New York Times Learning Network titled its ...Read More
A poem begins with a lump in the throat. ~Robert Frost The only problem with Haiku is that you just get started and then ~Roger McGough Poetry has the tendency to promote literacy skills in ways tha...Read More