“You have to practice what you teach,” says Teresa Collins, a teacher at Boston College High School. At the poetry retreat and professional development training program held at the Boston Athenaeum, she had a chance to meet with others who share her belief. Collins was one of twenty teachers who signed up immediately for the August 12th and 13th program, which filled up less than 24 hours after it was announced.
Archive | August, 2010
Poetry Shines at the Boston Book Festival
Most of the Boston Book Festival occurs Saturday, October 16, but one poetry event starts early.On Thursday, October 14 at Café 939, the Festival features a slam contest that has some of the pizzazz of a gladiatorial face off. The festival also presents two poetry readings and three workshops. Each of the readings features three prominent poets.
Two of the October Regional Events — in Boston and Lowell
April is national poetry month. For Massachusetts residents, who crave a more frequent celebration of verse, October is also the month many regions of Commonwealth are holding events to celebrate poetry and contemporary literature. MassPop is happy to be part of these celebrations.
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