"It is vital for educators to discover new ways to get students
wanting to read and write poetry. These exercises are not
intimidating, they are the equivalent of having a really rad
English teacher who wears tweed suits and sports "read more"
knuckle tattoos." -Rachel McKibbens, "Pink Elephants" "This
collection provides teachers with a scaffolding for their lessons
by offering questions, examples, and writing prompts. This will be
a valuable asset in the classrooms of new and veteran teachers
alike." -Molly Meacham, teacher Hello teachers We know you work
hard. Besides ninjas, you have the hardest job in the world.
Between the teaching, the testing, the grading, and the nurturing
it's difficult to seek out new materials for your classroom. We are
here to help. As poets and teachers, we know the power of the
spoken word in the classroom. All you have to do is attend a youth
slam or find a clip of one online and you will see the positive
impact modern poetry has on our young people. It is able to engage
students from any background in a way that classical poetry simply
cannot touch. A complaint we've heard from many teachers is that
they would love to use spoken word in their classrooms but they are
afraid of getting in trouble with rough language and themes. So
behold We asked some of the best contemporary spoken word and slam
poets to give us poems that would be appropriate for the classroom.
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