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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Conference on Teaching Race in the Classroom - Part 2

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In Part 1 of this series of posts I provided an introduction to the  National Museum of African American History and Culture , the site of ...
Monday, July 17, 2017

Conference On Teaching Race in the Classroom - Part 1

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Last week I had the privilege of and honor of spending the entire week at the National Museum of African American History and Culture  for a...
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Friday, July 07, 2017

Poetry Sisters Emulate Lord Byron

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This month's challenge was set by Kelly and it was to write in the style of Byron’s poem, She Walks In Beauty, Like the Night . You can ...
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Friday, June 02, 2017

Poetry Sisters Write Golden Shovels

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The challenge we undertook this month was to write a Golden Shovel poem. This form was invented by Terrance Hayes. Most Golden Shovels are w...
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Monday, May 29, 2017

Monday Poetry Stretch - Rictameter

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Created in 1990 by two cousins,  rictameter  is a nine line poetry form in which the 1st and last lines are the same. The syllable count is...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Monday Poetry Stretch On a Tuesday - Abhanga

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I don't think I've ever tried a poetic form from India, so I thought this would be a good week to try one. The abhanga is form that...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Monday Poetry Stretch on a Tuesday

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Exams have ended, graduation is over, and summer school has already begun. Apparently, there is no rest for the weary. I am heartbroken fo...
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Friday, May 05, 2017

Poetry Sisters Write "Things to Do" Poems

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The Poetry Sisters are back this month writing "Things to Do" poems. Laura chose this month and gave us the added task of writing ...
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Monday, April 24, 2017

NPM 2017 Day Twenty-Four: Dog Music

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For National Poetry Month this year I am sharing poetry that celebrates my late sister-in-law and what it means to be human. These daily pos...
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Monday Poetry Stretch - Shadorma

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The  shadorma  is a Spanish poetic form consisting of six lines (a sestet) written in syllabic form. The syllable count is 3/5/3/3/7/5. A s...
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Sunday, April 23, 2017

NPM 2017 Day Twenty-Three: Dog

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For National Poetry Month this year I am sharing poetry that celebrates my late sister-in-law and what it means to be human. These daily pos...
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Saturday, April 22, 2017

NPM 2017 Day Twenty-Two: Evening Hawk

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For National Poetry Month this year I am sharing poetry that celebrates my late sister-in-law and what it means to be human. These daily pos...
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Friday, April 21, 2017

Poetry Friday: School

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Today is the last day of the semester. Soon we'll be sending a new crop of teachers off into the world. It's bittersweet really. I...
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NPM 2017 Day Twenty-One: At the Galleria Shopping Mall

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For National Poetry Month this year I am sharing poetry that celebrates my late sister-in-law and what it means to be human. These daily pos...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017

NPM 2017 Day Twenty: The Blue Scarf

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For National Poetry Month this year I am sharing poetry that celebrates my late sister-in-law and what it means to be human. These daily pos...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

NPM 2017 Day Nineteen: Brewing Green Tea in a Glass ...

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For National Poetry Month this year I am sharing poetry that celebrates my late sister-in-law and what it means to be human. These daily pos...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

NPM 2017 Day Eighteen: These Are The Gifts

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For National Poetry Month this year, I am sharing poetry that celebrates my late sister-in-law and what it means to be human. These daily po...
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Monday, April 17, 2017

Progressive Poem - Line 17!

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I've been watching this poem develop and I'm happy to be right in the thick of it. This amazing project is organized by Irene Lat...
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Monday Poetry Stretch - Toddaid

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The toddaid is a Welsh poetic form written in any number of quatrains. The lines alternate between 10 and 9 syllables (10/9/10/9). A syllab...

NPM 2017 Day Seventeen: Home Cooking

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For National Poetry Month this year I am sharing poetry that celebrates my late sister-in-law and what it means to be human. These daily pos...
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