I have mixed skill-level groups for other work, such as reading comprehension activities around the same texts. But where does poetry come into this? Recently, our school librarian invited me to ...

April is National Poetry Month and the Mary C. Jenkins Community & Cultural Center offers every person in Transylvania County a unique opportunity to write a poem. Here’s the thing about poetry. There ...

Tom inspired a generation of poets before he died, and hopefully, after. My granddaughter, River, told her fourth grade teacher about Tom. The class read his poetry then each child wrote a poem. River ...