“Evoke to Know” : Learning from K. A. Holt
Interview with K.A.Holt, author of several acclaimed verse novels
Homeland of My Body: Review and Activities
Review of Richard Blanco's poetry collection, Homeland of My Body.
Palestinian Voices: Poems and Poetry Resources
Palestinian Voices: Poems, Poets and Poetry Resources
Wild Dreamers and A STEAM poem
Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics Poem by Margarita Engle
Poetry Templates: Training Wheels for All Learners
Michelle Schaub offers a classroom writing activity based on Dictionary for a Better World, by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
Meeting Garvey Once More
Padma Venkatraman reviews, recommends and rejoices in Nikki Grimes’s fall releases: Garvey In the Dark and Playtime.
HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU’RE NOT LOOKING FOR by Hiranandani
Reem Faruqui reviews and recommends HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU’RE NOT LOOKING FOR by Veera Hiranandani
Welcoming Two New South Asian American Verse Novels
When I wrote A TIME TO DANCE, I hadn’t set eyes on a single desi verse novel in English for young people. So it is with such very special joy, today, that I celebrate 2 South Asian American verse novels: Rajani LaRocca’s Red, White and Whole and Reem Fauqui’s Unsettled.