Mrs. Nayman’s 2nd Period Poetry Reading @ The Unquiet Library

On Wednesday, April 29, Mrs. Nayman’s 2nd  period 11th American Literature/Composition students shared poems inspired by personal photographs @ The Unquiet Library!  You can enjoy the slidecast below to see their photos and hear each student read his/her poem.  Simply click the green button, and the slides will automatically play and advance themselves.

Mrs. Nayman’s 7th Period Poetry Reading Slidecast @ The Unquiet Library

On Wednesday, April 29, Mrs. Nayman’s 7th period 11th American Literature/Composition students shared poems inspired by personal photographs @ The Unquiet Library!  You can enjoy the slidecast below to see their photos and hear each student read his/her poem.  Simply click the green button, and the slides will automatically play and advance themselves.

Poetry Slidecast: Mrs. Nayman’s 1st Period Poetry Reading!

On Wednesday, April 29, Mrs. Nayman’s 1st period 11th American Literature/Composition students shared poems inspired by personal photographs @ The Unquiet Library!  You can enjoy the slidecast below to see their photos and hear each student read his/her poem.  Simply click the green button, and the slides will automatically play and advance themselves.

Fill Your Pockets with Poems: Clothesline Full of Poetry!

Poem in Your Pocket Day 2009 is almost here!  What is Poem in Your Pocket Day?

The idea is simple: select a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends on April 30, 2009. Poems from pockets will be unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores.

We will be celebrating in The Unquiet Library with poetry readings and free poems for everyone!  Today we hung the first clothesline of poetry—check out the slideshow above.  More clotheslines full of poems for your pockets are coming next week—stay tuned!  Many thanks to Mr. Jason Hubbard for helping me hang the clothesline since I am vertically challenged!

Many thanks to Kenyon College for the idea and for letting me borrow it!

Your Daily Poetry Writing Challenge!

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Poets and Writers is offering you a free daily poetry writing activity!  If you need inspiration or just want to flex your creative writing muscles, then bookmark this page and take the daily poetry writing challenge!

Poets and Writers+Daily Lit=Free Poetry!

DailyLit: Masters of Verse, book by Poets & Writers via kwout

Poets and Writers has teamed up with Daily Lit to bring you a daily dose of poetry via email or RSS feed:

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Poets & Writers, in conjunction with DailyLit, will post a poem every day throughout April. Masters of Verse: Thirty Poems by Late, Great Poets offers some of the best-known poems (together with a few uncommon selections) for readers who want to rediscover the lasting power of poetry.

You may also want to follow:

• Daily Lit on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/DailyLit
• Daily Lit on Facebook
• Poets and Writers on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/pw_dot_org
• Poets and Writers on Facebook

It’s National Poetry Month 2009!

It is that most wonderful time of year:  National Poetry Month!   What’s the 411 on National Poetry Month?  Here is the scoop from the Academy of American Poets:

Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the country band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of businesses and non-profit organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events.

Let’s begin the celebration by sharing one of our favorite resources:  Poem a Day!  You can click here to sign up for a daily dose of poetry in your inbox to nurture your inner muse.

Poem-A-Day Email – Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More via kwout

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post on Day 2 of National Poetry Month Celebrations!

Save the Date: Poem in Your Pocket Day 2009!

If you thought last year’s National Poetry Month activities were fun @ The Unquiet Library, wait until you see some of the cool events planned for 2009!

On Thursday, April 30, 2009, The Unquiet Library will celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day.   Join us for fun activities, free poems for your pockets, treats, and door prize drawings!  Stay tuned for more details!  In the meantime, you can also check out the Poem in Your Pocket Day 2009@ The Unquiet Library Facebook Event Page.

Found Poem to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Speak

Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, is one of my all time favorites and a CRHS favorite.  The novel  is ten years old—can you believe it?  To celebrate the anniversary, Anderson decided to create a “found” poem using lines and words from letters she has received from fans about the novel over the last 10 years.  The result is a compelling text—you can find the text of that found poem here:

You can also speak up about the novel Speak at this blog:

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Cybils Award for Poetry: Honeybee by Naomi Shihab Nye

I have been a big fan of Naomi Shihab Nye for several years now, and I promise you that her collection of poems, Honeybee, will not disappoint!  You can preview this book (which we have!) for free right here!

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