teach black poets – Teach Living Poets

Slow Chat for Students on Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem
January 21, 2021October 13, 2025

Connect your students with other classes nationwide to learn together and discuss this history-making poem by U.S. Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman. Here’s what you need to know to make it happen. When: Friday, Jan. 29 Start time: 8am EST / 7am CST Moderator: @MelAlterSmith This will be a slow chat. We will have students active at different times of…

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Celebrate Black Poets – Poems for Black History Month and All Year Long
February 7, 2020October 13, 2025

To celebrate Black History Month, I start class off everyday with a poem by a Black poet. Here’s my Playlist if you want to use it in your classroom. Sometimes we talk about the poem afterwards, sometimes we free-write or journal, sometimes we just let the poem be. It depends on the poem and our agenda for the day. This…

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