Diverse Verse 5/26/22 Diverse Verse 5/26/22

EVERYWHERE BLUE

Reem Faruqui reviews and recommends EVERYWHERE BLUE by Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

Diverse Verse 5/12/22 Diverse Verse 5/12/22

Lightening Up Verse in Golden Girl

Diverse Verse 5/9/22 Diverse Verse 5/9/22

Celebrating our first year

Diverse Verse poetry writing challenge for poetry month 2022.

Diverse Verse 4/28/22 Diverse Verse 4/28/22

Celebrating Poetry Month: Nikki Grimes

Diverse Verse 4/27/22 Diverse Verse 4/27/22

Celebrating poetry month: Joseph Bruchac

Diverse Verse 4/26/22 Diverse Verse 4/26/22

Celebrating poetry month: Margarita Engle

Diverse Verse 4/24/22 Diverse Verse 4/24/22

Celebrating poetry month: Janet Wong

Padma Venkatraman 4/23/22 Padma Venkatraman 4/23/22

Celebrating Poetry Month: Carole Boston Weatherford

Diverse Verse 4/22/22 Diverse Verse 4/22/22

Celebrating poetry month: Jacqueline Woodson

Diverse Verse 4/7/22 Diverse Verse 4/7/22

Join Diverse Verse as we celebrate Poetry Month 2022!

Diverse Verse plans to celebrate poetry month 2022 with a week-long poetry-writing challenge inspired by Woodson, Grimes, Engle and others, and a book giveaway!

Diverse Verse 3/17/22 Diverse Verse 3/17/22

Author Rajani LaRocca discusses the craft of writing verse novels

Interview by Suma Subramniam (of Rajani La Rocca, author of Red, White and Whole)

Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie 3/3/22 Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie 3/3/22

Reclaiming Our Creative Minds

Lisa Stringfellow 2/17/22 Lisa Stringfellow 2/17/22

Verse Novels in the Classroom

Novels in verse present a wonderful opportunity for teachers to introduce a variety of literary forms and techniques to their students, while also encouraging reading for pleasure. The narrative form of verse novels is engaging, and the shorter word count can support readers who may be reluctant to tackle a longer work.

Ari Tison 2/3/22 Ari Tison 2/3/22

Review | ME (MOTH) by Amber McBride

When you lose everything, what lingers? Poetry, ancestors, new love, and friendship are all woven into this beautiful debut verse-novel by Amber McBride that snagged the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award along with being a Morris Award and National Book Award Finalist.

Aida Salazar 12/16/21 Aida Salazar 12/16/21

Review | BORN BEHIND BARS by Padma Venkatraman

Padma Venkatraman 12/2/21 Padma Venkatraman 12/2/21

Filling Winter With Poetic Warmth

Aida Salazar 11/25/21 Aida Salazar 11/25/21

In the Spirit of a Dream: Writing Biographies in Free Verse as Artivism

When asked to join illustrator, Alina Chau, on her unique biography collection, IN THE SPIRIT OF A DREAM: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color*, I was immensely honored.