Author: #TeachLivingPoets
Tribute Poem: “SESTINA” by Porsha Olayiwola
3 Poems by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
Teaching Unit for Lauren K. Alleyne’s Honeyfish
Teaching Unit for Sand Opera by Philip Metres
Teaching Finna by Nate Marshall
Poetry as Service Learning
My seniors visited our district’s elementary school to teach a poetry workshop and it was awesome! Our school’s motto is “Learn, Lead, and Serve,” and I can’t think of a better opportunity for our students to live our motto and serve as role models in our school community.
#TeachLivingPoets Favorites for National Poetry Month
To celebrate National Poetry Month, I want to share some of my favorite #TeachLivingPoets lessons, prompts, resources, and poems. And, as I always say, I encourage you to find your own favorites — who jives the best with your community of students and with you as an educator and reader.
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