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Back to school! 10 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
It's hard to believe kids and teachers (and librarians) are heading back to school already! In honor of that big transition, here's a new poetry postcard featuring a fun "back to school" poem by new p...
Yes, there is a Poetry, Texas 6 Aug 2013 | 05:30 am
I've been away for a bit, finishing the revised edition of Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide, wrapping up summer classes, and enjoying a bit of a break. Earlier this summer I took a...
Janet and me at ALA: The Movie 12 Jul 2013 | 08:14 pm
As I mentioned previously, Janet Wong and I were lucky enough to have a proposal accepted for the recent ALA conference in Chicago and presented a session on poetry and the Common Core. We had a great...
ALA Poetry Blast 2013 5 Jul 2013 | 06:30 pm
I am so happy to report that Marilyn Singer and Barbara Genco were able to bring back the Poetry Blast at the ALA convention in Chicago last weekend. This time it was held in the exhibit hall at the P...
Poetry, ALA, and CC 29 Jun 2013 | 09:16 am
It's time for the annual conference of the American Library Association and I am lucky enough to be presenting a session along with my friend and collaborator, Janet Wong. If you're in Chicago for thi...
New Children's Poet Laureate named 11 Jun 2013 | 07:49 am
The next Children's Poet Laureate was announced today by the Poetry Foundation. It's Kenn Nesbitt. Kenn's recent works include: Nesbitt, Kenn. 2009. My Hippo Has the Hiccups with CD: And Other Poems ...
Sharing poetry in Bali (Part 2) 7 Jun 2013 | 05:41 pm
playing soccer in the courtyard While I was in Bali for the IBBY conference, I also had the opportunity to visit a small school-- always an eye-opening experience. This was a school that served a pop...
Sharing poetry in Bali (Part 1) 2 Jun 2013 | 06:42 am
My fellow presenters and me (at my session) Our host, Murti Bunanta I recently attended a conference in Bali that drew 125 teachers, professors, publishers, authors and others from Japan, Korea, Ind...
Ms. Neeland's Green Screen Mo Po Poetry Project 25 May 2013 | 08:36 pm
One of my fabulous former students is Carol Neeland, a teacher at the American School of the Hague (in the Netherlands). She is doing really creative things with kids incorporating technology in promo...
The poetry of shoes 19 May 2013 | 08:52 am
I'm currently in Bali (yes, THAT Bali) for the IBBY Asia Oceana Congress to talk about poetry, what else? (More on my presentation, "The World in Verse," later.) But first, I've done a bit of touring...
