Poetry Anthologies for Teens (Crowd-Sourced) National Poetry Month is around the corner. Yes, I am looking forward to spring for the warmth of the sun but, even more so, for the warm of writing poetry with teacher-friends-poets. Still, I am on a mission to get …
A message from Sarah: As of 6:00am on 4/30, here is a snapshot of the verse love that has flourished in our world because of you: 26, 264 views 3,786 visitors 6,249 poems and responses unquantifiable love Please tell us about your #verselove experience so …
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Our Host Karen Workun is a National Board Certified high school English teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is married to her middle-school crush Zac and is mom to two adventurous children, Isaiah and Gideon. Karen also volunteers with Poetic Justice, a non-profit dedicated to cultivating …
Our Host Hanna Al-Jibouri is a teacher in Tulsa, OK. She has a Bachelors in English/Creative Writing with a minor in Gender Studies from Hendrix College and a Masters in Teaching and Literacy. She is the Board President and volunteer for the nonprofit Poetic Justice …
Dear Teacher-Poets, As some of you know, I moved from Chicago to Oklahoma almost two years ago to teach English education at Oklahoma State University. You may not know that I was a social worker in Chicago jails before I became a teacher. So when …
Our Host Susan Ahlbrand has been teaching 8th grade English/language arts for 33 years in the small southern Indiana town of Jasper. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, listening to music, watching sports, and spending time with her husband, their four kids, and …
Our Hosts Garin Dudley, Sarah Leger, and Noah Estes are pre-service teachers studying Secondary Education English at Oklahoma State University. They have had the privilege to observe teachers and tutor students from all around. Garin enjoys partaking in any outdoor activity when she’s not writing …
Have you discovered something about yourself as a writer? Have you met a new poet-teacher-friend during #VerseLove? Has someone read your poem in a way that made you feel seen, heard, validated, understood? Which poem that you have written has brought you the most joy? …