VerseLove Closing Invitation

Congratulations! Look what we’ve made together. This month’s writing has been held in generous company. We are deeply grateful to the hosts who offered their time, creativity, and care—opening space for us to think, write, and listen together. These are humble people who ask for …

Making the Invisible Visible

Welcome.VerseLove is Ethical ELA’s celebration of National Poetry Month each April. Please share a favorite moment of your time together this month here. Our Hosts Barbara Edler is a talented and gifted instructor for Keokuk High School, located in southeast Iowa. She is a veteran …

Instructions For Poems

Verselove is a community celebration of poetry in April—an invitation to write, read, and reflect together. You’re welcome to write a poem a day or to come and go as you need. Reading and leaving a brief note—a line you loved, an image that stayed, …

Poem Interrupted!

Welcome. This poem-inspiration is part of VerseLove, a month-long celebration of poetry. Learn more about VerseLove and explore other inspirations here. Our Host: Dave Wooley Dave lives in State College, Pennsylvania, and he’s not exactly sure how he got there! But, since he’s there, he’s …

Verselove Day 26 Ethical ELA

Dirt Road Mystic

Verselove is a community celebration of poetry in April—an invitation to write, read, and reflect together. You’re welcome to write a poem a day or to come and go as you need. Reading and leaving a brief note—a line you loved, an image that stayed, …

Slam Poetry

Verselove is a community celebration of poetry in April—an invitation to write, read, and reflect together. You’re welcome to write a poem a day or to come and go as you need. Reading and leaving a brief note—a line you loved, an image that stayed, …

Lose, Loss, Lost

This post is part of VerseLove, our annual 30-day experience to read and write poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. Welcome. Learn more here. Our Host: Scott McCloskey Hi, folks, I’m Scott, and I’m at a loss for what new information to tell you …

First Words

Verselove is a community celebration of poetry in April—an invitation to write, read, and reflect together. You’re welcome to write a poem a day or to come and go as you need. Reading and leaving a brief note—a line you loved, an image that stayed, …

What’s That Sound? Onomatopoeia Poem

This is VerseLove. We write poems together every day during April. Glad you are here. Our Host Margaret Simon lives on the Bayou Teche in New Iberia, Louisiana.  Margaret has been an elementary school teacher for 38 years, most recently retired and teaching periodically as …

Reading Haiku

Welcome. We are on Day 21 of 30 days of VerseLove. Let’s circle back to haiku for brevity, but with a new perspective from today’s host. Our Host In May of 2025, Sharon Roy retired from 31 years of teaching  middle school in Austin, TX …