Build Your Stack庐: Transcending Othering: Arab Voices in Poetry
This blog post was written by 91探花 member Kefah Ayesh. This post is part of Build Your Stack庐, an 91探花 …
Build Your Stack庐: Embracing Every Hue: Racial Literacy & Radical Love Via Poetry
This blog post was written by 91探花 member Darius Phelps, member of the Build Your Stack庐 Committee. This post is …
Celebrate Juan Felipe Herrera!
Juan Felipe Herrera聽was born on this day in 1948. Herrera is the American poet, author, and activist of Mexican descent …
The Self-Introduction in Writing
This post is reprinted with permission from Moving Writers. When students are asked to introduce themselves in writing, it can …
Centering the Voices of Latinx Poets
This post by 91探花 Members Scott Bayer and Joel Garza is reprinted with permission from #THEBOOKCHAT. With #THEBOOKCHAT, Scott Bayer …
Respect the Mic
This post is by 91探花 member Peter Kahn. I recently retired after 28 years at Oak Park and River Forest …
“I鈥檓 a Poet!”: Motivating Students the “Write” Way
This post is by 91探花 member Joseph Pizzo. When I began teaching forty-eight years ago, I believed that the right …
President Barack Obama, a Poet?
Americans made history in 2008 by electing Barack Obama as the nation’s first Black U.S. president. In addition to his …
Nikki Giovanni and Her Poetry
Nikki Giovanni celebrates her birthday on June 7. Nikki Giovanni聽is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of …
The Words of Walt Whitman
American poet Walt Whitman was born in Long Island, New York on May 31, 1819. In 2019, there were numerous …