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Hay(na)ku
Welcome to the 2021-2022 Open Write Series where educators come together for five days each month to nurture their writing lives. Educators from across the country host each month by bringing new writing ideas to this space. The only “rule” is to take care of …
Backwards Poetry
Day 5, March’s Open Write with Katrina Morison Katrina teaches Pre AP English II and English IV in Skiatook, Oklahoma. She has taught in six counties in Oklahoma and in the US Virgin Islands. She seeks to be welcoming and responsive in her professional and …
License Plate Poetry
Day 4, March’s Open Write with Katrina Morison Katrina Morison teaches Pre AP English II and English IV in Skiatook, Oklahoma. She has taught in six counties in Oklahoma and in the US Virgin Islands. She seeks to be welcoming and responsive in her professional …
Your Life’s Table of Contents
Day 3, March’s Open Write with Dr. Kimberly Johnson Kimberly Johnson, Ed.D., is a literacy coach and media specialist in a public school in rural Georgia. A former public school classroom teacher for 20 Years, she taught all grades except 4th and 12th, and she …
Second Grade Pain
Day 2, March’s Open Write with Dr. Kimberly Johnson Kimberly Johnson, Ed.D., is a literacy coach and media specialist in a public school in rural Georgia. A former public school classroom teacher for 20 Years, she taught all grades except 4th and 12th, and she …
Weddings at Recess
Day 1, March’s Open Write with Dr. Kimberly Johnson Kimberly Johnson, Ed.D., is a literacy coach and media specialist in a public school in rural Georgia. A former public school classroom teacher for 20 Years, she taught all grades except 4th and 12th, and she …
Alternate Names (a List)
Day 5, February’s Open Write with David Duer David Duer recently retired from teaching English at Cedar Rapids Washington High School, where he was the faculty advisor for the Washington Literary Press. His work has appeared in Ascent, Exquisite Corpse, English Journal, North American Review, …
Steps to Being (Insert Name)
Day 4, February’s Open Write with Rachelle Lipp Though I am still new to the gig of teaching (I’m currently in year five), I have had experiences in myriad schools. Growing up, I attended a small, Catholic school in the northwest corner of Iowa. Upon …
Out & Back (a Form)
Day 3, February’s Open Write with Rex Muston Rex Muston has taught language arts and coached a bit at Keokuk High School for 25+ years. During his undergraduate years at Iowa, he worked six summer seasons in Yellowstone, and a winter in Utah. He began …