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Embrace Your “Why” #WhyIWrite

Welcome to day 5 of the October open write for educators and the National Day On Writing and #WhyIWrite! We are so glad you are here. A very special thank you to Anna J. Small Roseboro, Cara, and Andy Schoenborn for inspiring our writing and …

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Reflections of Hope in “My Mother’s Eyes”

Welcome to day 4 of the October open write for educators! We are so glad you are here. Read the inspiration, process, and mentor poem below, and then scroll to the bottom to compose your poem. Please respond to at least three other poets. Inspiration …

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Abecedarian Poem

Welcome to day 3 of the October open write for educators! We are so glad you are here. Read the inspiration, process, and mentor poem below, and then scroll to the bottom to compose your poem. Please respond to at least three other poets. Inspiration …

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20/20 Vision Poem

Welcome to day 2 of the October open write for educators! We are so glad you are here. Read the inspiration, process, and mentor poem below, and then scroll to the bottom to compose your poem. Please respond to at least three other poets. Inspiration …

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Mixing Them Up Today: Anagram Poetry

Welcome to day 1 of the October open write for educators! We are so glad you are here. Read the inspiration, process, and mentor poem below, and then scroll to the bottom to compose your poem. Please respond to at least three other poets. Inspiration …

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#openwrite: Lists

We Love Lists

Friends, this is the final day of the September Open Write. Big, big thank you to Barb and Allison for hosting this month, offering such rich inspiration and encouragement along the way. We will be back here in October (16-20) with writing hosts Anna, Cara, …

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A Poem to a Student

Inspiration: A Poem to a Student Hannah.James.Kenny.May. I recently wrote a sonnet about meeting a past student in the grocery store and forgetting her name. Like many of you, I have taught thousands of students over the years, and I cannot hold them all firmly …

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Shimmer of Being Alive

Inspiration Today’s inspiration for writing comes from Teach Living Poets (Illich & Smith) and the many living poets they celebrate in their book. There is this moment that happens in poems when the poet or speaker suddenly captures a shimmer of being alive that is …