Recipe Poems
This lesson introduces the concept of metaphor by inviting young writers to create recipes for abstract things in life.
Monthly Archives: April 2020
The Braver We Become: An Interview with Elizabeth Acevedo
Poet and best selling author Elizabeth Acevedo talks with T&W writer Matthew Burgess about her journey with writing, education and teaching.
Free Verse: An Interview with Dave Johnson
An interview with Free Verse founder, Dave Johnson who for the past ten years has used poetry to transform probation offices across New York City into artist spaces filled with street art, poetry workshops and open mics!
The Sound of a Color: Writing Poems that Blend the Senses
In this lesson, learn how to create poems that blend the senses. With the help of this fun activity and a poem by Gayway Kinnell, experiment with vivid metaphor and the feel of words.
Odes to Animals
Inspire the most reluctant writers to become excited about poetry with this lesson, which involves a translation of a poem by Luo Binwang, to get students writing odes about their favorite animals!
Collage Poems with “The Jumblies”
Share in the pure joy of language with this lesson which engages word play, collage and poems by Edward Lear and Sonia Sanchez to create original poetry.
JIBSERIA: A Garden Mythology
A school garden becomes the inspiration for a writing project that combines myth-making and art. Winner of the 2020 Bechtel Prize for an innovative classroom project.
Writing the Soul
An activity for writing poetry about the soul, inspired by poems by Mary Oliver and Walt Whitman.
Shout Out Poems
Explore the musical and rhythmic elements of spoken poetry with Sekou Sundiata’s “Shout Out.”