This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are here every month. In May Jessica Wiley and Erica Johnson invited us to celebrate the place they call home (and our …
Talk About Trees
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are here every month. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, our friends Jessica Wiley and Erica Johnson invite us to celebrate the place they …
Place-Based Poetry
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are here every month. Today, tomorrow, and Monday, our friends Jessica Wiley and Erica Johnson will invite us to celebrate the place …
A Woman in the News
March 2026 is Women’s History Month. When women choose to get involved in the process of community building, they typically join forces with men and collaborate in various ways. They organize events, educate people, start community projects, or just change the room’s atmosphere with their …
A Woman in Literature
March 2026 is Women’s History Month. When women choose to get involved in the process of community building, they typically join forces with men and collaborate in various ways. They organize events, educate people, start community projects, or just change the room’s atmosphere with their …
A Woman in Your Family
March 2026 is Women’s History Month. When women choose to get involved in the process of community building, they typically join forces with men and collaborate in various ways. They organize events, educate people, start community projects, or just change the room’s atmosphere with their …
I Believe In…
Our Host Stacey L. Joy is a National Board Certified Teacher, Google Certified Educator, L.A. County and LAUSD Teacher of the Year. This is Stacey’s 40th and final year of elementary classroom teaching. She currently teaches 5th grade at Baldwin Hills Gifted Magnet and Pilot …
Honoring Human Emotions
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that …
Ode to a Special Place
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that …
Engaging Environmental Writers
A Follow-up to “Writing Environments” by Russell Mayo, PhD I am thrilled to be invited to write a follow-up to my “Writing Environments” post for Ethical ELA. Four years later, I am still very proud of the piece, which distills my writing, research, and teaching …