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I met author Mary Amato through SCBWI. She was speaking at a local conference and the two of us discovered we have a common love of poet...

Merry Poetry Friday! One of my favorite poetry activities -- the one I do with my own kids -- is making up song parodies. It's silly f...

I'm welcoming winter with an original poem. An Absolute Vista Our six year old climbed a snow bank at the back door to walk and m...

I had to take a photo of these folders. They belong to two third grade boys at Norwood Elementary , where I just finished a long poetry res...

Animal Similes When I announce that we are writing animal poems, the crowd goes wild. This poem came to me through the New York City T...

My Baltimore's Child article is filed (look for it in the January issue -- "What's in Your Parenting Toolbox). I've read a...

This is why I love teaching poetry... Yesterday, I was working with a third grade in Dundalk , Maryland. We were writing "Grow/Shrink ...

"From childhood's hour" what has been the demon in your view? Okay, maybe you're a convert to "The Secret," or...

It’s been three weeks since the D odge Poetry Festival . But I’m not ready to leave the spirit of the festival behind yet. Here’s one las...

It's the thrilling conclusion of my interview with Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival Assistant, Michael Z Murphy. AA: Tell us about s...

Recommended for all ages. During Friday's Poetry Sampler, Billy Collins read a poem about an exhibit of Greek and Roman statuary. The...

There are pockets of down-time at the poetry festival. Thousands of people attend, yet you bump into friends, acquaintances, school buddies....

Recommended for advanced middle school and up. At the Dodge Poetry Festival, Joy Harjo talked about the difference between everyday langua...

This was the view on the way to the Dodge Poetry Festival last weekend: There's a reason it's called "driving rain"......

Dodge expected 5,000 high schoolers from around the country at this year’s Student Day. The energy on Student Day (Thursday -- it’s free ...

Hooray for Poetry Friday! I am hosting Poetry Friday next week, 9/19. Check back on Thursday for a preview and late Friday for the round u...