Great News: Poetry Readership Is Up!The National Endowment for the Arts released information confirming that poetry reading is on the rise. It confirms what we have seen at readings, festivals, in-school participation, and on social media. According to the NEA’s...
Poet in residence Athena Edmonds on her semester at Everett High School It was my privilege to teach as poet in residence at Everett High School for the Spring 2018 semester. My personal goal for this pilot program was to create a safe space for students to write...
Mary Oliver Poem Excerpt in a Muralby Ken BreslerA portrait of poet Mary Oliver appears in a small mural in Boston with an excerpt from her poem “Invitation.” The excerpt, as Oliver published it, is: it is a serious...