Matthew Burgess
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You Are Who We Love
A lesson plan for collaborative poems inspired by Aracelis Girmay.
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The Beauty of the Snail and the Blinking Rain
A conversation with Aracelis Girmay on poetry, teaching, and picture books.
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Superheroic Delight Songs
A poetry-inspired mural at Lea Elementary in West Philly.
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Black Nikes in Red Weather
A Lesson Plan for “Dream Poems”
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Talk to the Hand
A Creative Exercise in Seeing, Writing, and Making Spontaneous Broadsides
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I Remember
Writing lyric list poems and anaphora with the help of Joe Brainard’s “I Remember.”
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The Braver We Become
An Interview with Elizabeth Acevedo
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Writing the Soul
An activity inspired by the poems of Mary Oliver and Walt Whitman
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“Spring Poems” with E.E. Cummings
Celebrate any season by writing original and daring poems inspired by E.E. Cummings and his rambunctious wordplay.
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What a Wonderful World
An activity that encourages young writers to explore the five senses, inspired by the Louis Armstrong song.
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Delight Songs
Delicious Details take center stage in this writing exercise inspired by N. Scott Momaday’s “Delight Song of Tsoai-talee.”
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Writing Our Way Through
Tips for leading imaginative writing lessons at home
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Rigorous Play and Necessary Joy
An Interview with Poet and Teacher Ross Gay
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Ricordiamo – We Remember
Using Creative Writing to Inspire Choreography
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Here to Shine!
Student Writing from P.S. 51
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“Glories Strung Like Beads”
The Queer Brilliance of I Remember
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Plays Well with Others
Collaborative Poems in the Classroom
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See What Happens
Teaching Poems on Poetry
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The Queen of Quiet
An Anthology of Poetry
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Earth Day Delicious Details
A lesson about imaginative description in poetry.
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When the World Is Mud-Luscious
A new lesson for an old favorite.
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Young Writers of the World
A conversation with second-grader Ahrar.
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How to Be a Human Being
An interview with James Lecesne
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No Turning Back
An interview with Ron Padgett.