http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/05/shout-out-to-literacy-through-poetry/ A blog from the Poetry Foundation where contemporary poets debate classic and contemporary poetry from America and around the world. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:36:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/05/shout-out-to-literacy-through-poetry/#comment-3554 Michele Wed, 14 May 2008 10:40:53 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=821#comment-3554 Hi Emily, Thank you for your congratulations! We are familiar with your work and Patricia has shared her excitement about your upcoming event. In answer to your question, we invite writers to work with us after they have successfully completed our 25-week teaching artist training and internship program that Ada mentioned in her post. Once hired these writers are paid to work in our residency classrooms. In addition, our teaching artist writers lead their students through author studies and when we have the opportunity we bring these authors into our classrooms as guest poets. I hope you can join us on May 19th and help us celebrate! -Michele Kotler, Director, Community~Word Project Hi Emily,
Thank you for your congratulations! We are familiar with your work and Patricia has shared her excitement about your upcoming event.
In answer to your question, we invite writers to work with us after they have successfully completed our 25-week teaching artist training and internship program that Ada mentioned in her post. Once hired these writers are paid to work in our residency classrooms. In addition, our teaching artist writers lead their students through author studies and when we have the opportunity we bring these authors into our classrooms as guest poets.
I hope you can join us on May 19th and help us celebrate!
-Michele Kotler, Director, Community~Word Project

]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2008/05/shout-out-to-literacy-through-poetry/#comment-3553 Emily Warn Tue, 13 May 2008 19:50:11 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=821#comment-3553 Happy Tenth Birthday to you, Ada, and to the Community Word Project! I'm curious--do they recommend specific poets to teach? And if so, which ones? The New York Writers Coalition, an organization that "conducts free creative-writing workshops for at-risk youth, adult residents of supportive housing, seniors and other unheard members of society" is having a fundraiser this weekend--only this one's online: <a href="http://www.nywriterscoalition.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nywriterscoalition.org/</a> Ex-Harrieteer Patricia Smith will be writing for eight hours straight to help pitch in. Best, Emily Happy Tenth Birthday to you, Ada, and to the Community Word Project!
I’m curious–do they recommend specific poets to teach? And if so, which ones?
The New York Writers Coalition, an organization that “conducts free creative-writing workshops for at-risk youth, adult residents of supportive housing, seniors and other unheard members of society” is having a fundraiser this weekend–only this one’s online:
http://www.nywriterscoalition.org/
Ex-Harrieteer Patricia Smith will be writing for eight hours straight to help pitch in.
Best, Emily

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