To introduce students to close reading poetry and using writing to understand reading; to prepare them to write a 4-6 page essay on a single poem Students have read selected poems and the chapter on ...

I agree whole-heartedly. This student’s insight echoes those of the best poets. Reading, writing and hearing a good poem brings a flash of clarity: human understanding, empathy, first sight, hindsight ...

As a young conservatory student in 1993, I was talking with a classmate. He told me that his teacher, a prominent trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic, would begin each weekly lesson by having ...

What makes poetry powerful and how can you express your personal response to human rights? Poets who write about human rights can generate empathy by connecting the reader/listener to experiences of ...