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An Out of Body Experience for “Sunday, Fun Day”

Welcome to day 2 of the September Open Write! Below is your writing inspiration, some ideas for getting started, and a sample poem. When you are ready, post your poem in the comment section below. Join us tonight at 5pm CT to meet other Open-Writers …

Finding Yourself Again: A Memory Poem

Welcome to the September Open Write! Below is your writing inspiration, some ideas for getting started, and a sample poem. When you are ready, post your poem in the comment section below. Would you like to meet other Open-Writers? Join us online Sunday night @5pm …

Literacy to What End…by Tiffany M Nyachae

Literacy to What End…for Students and Teachers of Color…because Academically, Systemically, and Structurally We Still are Not Saved!? By Tiffany M. Nyachae, Ph.D. When I left the classroom in June of 2013, I found refuge in creating out-of-school spaces for young people to use literacy …

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Perspective Poem (8/25/21)

Our August Open Write Host Judi Opager works at a Middle School in Torrance, California.  Her first love is her students.  She is a contributing member to The Poetry Society of America.  Like most poets, she discovered her writing talent at an early age, heralding …

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One Sentence Poem (8/24/21)

Our August Open Write Host Tammi is a Gifted Intervention Specialist and teaches ELA to 5th and 6th graders. As a middle school teacher and Power of the Pen writing coach, Tammi has spent over fifteen years sharing her love of reading, writing and poetry …

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Sevenling (8/23/21)

Our August Open Write Host Tammi is a Gifted Intervention Specialist and teaches ELA to 5th and 6th graders. As a middle school teacher and Power of the Pen writing coach, Tammi has spent over fifteen years sharing her love of reading, writing and poetry …

A Short Note on Open Houses by Jim Hill

I have recently had the joy of attending a back-to-school open house at a rural high school in the southeastern United States. Normally when I write something like that, years of teaching secondary school worm their way into the tone of my writing and the …

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Sunday Drive Tone Poem (8/22/21)

Our August Open Write Host Jennifer lives in the mitten state where she’s been a Literature and English teacher for over thirty years. She loves working with middle grade students as they are fun, curious, and still embrace their own quirkiness. Jennifer is a frequent …

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Kennings, Atmosopheric Atoms (8/21/21)

Our August Open Write Host Jennifer lives in the mitten state where she’s been a Literature and English teacher for over thirty years. She loves working with middle grade students as they are fun, curious, and still embrace their own quirkiness. Jennifer is a frequent …