Plans for the May 13 high school day at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival (May 13, 14) are gaining momentum. We have 650 students registered for the event to be held at Salem State University, with room, sadly, for no more. Here are the plans so far. Tentative schedule for May 13 8am Registration and Light Breakfast 9am Opening Assembly Mainstage Auditorium [...]
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“Louder than a Bomb:” Raising the voices of youth through poetry
The award winning documentary “Louder than a Bomb,” a slam festival for teenagers, will be featured at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival on high school day (May 13). It will also be shown at various times in the screening room of the Salem Cinema on Saturday (May 14). The following story features Anna West, one of the [...]
Teachers Practice What They Teach – Poetry
“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.
The MassPOP Poetry Retreat for High School Teachers at the Boston Athenaeum
Within 24 hours, twenty high school teachers signed up for all seats in the poetry retreat and professional development training program sponsored by MassPOP and the Boston Anthenaeum. The program, led by Jill McDonough and Maggie Dietz, takes place August 12 and 13. See why the event is so popular!
Food for Festival Thought: Stephen Dunn and Frank Bidart (Sunday Poets) on PingPong and Hollywood
