Some places I’ve been…

Little School, North Reading, MA

Huckleberry Hill School, Lynnfield, MA

Coolidge Middle and Killam Schools, Reading, MA

Centerville and McKeown Schools, Beverly, MA

Germaine Lawrence School, Arlington, MA

Beeman/Plum Cove and East Gloucester Schools, Gloucester, MA

Reading Public Library

Winchester Public Library

Topsfield Public Library

I conduct lively, interactive poetry workshops for kids and teachers. My goal is to get workshop participants excited about expressing themselves through writing their own poetry. At the end of each workshop, kids have at least one finished poem to share with others. My visits range from one-hour workshops to month-long residencies. I am very flexible and can tailor my programs to fit the needs and interests of both teachers and students.

Sample Programs
“My Special Place” Poetry Workshop for Grades 3-8:
In this classroom workshop, I use my award-winning poem, “My Brother and I and the World,” to inspire children to write poetry about their own special places. I talk about being a writer and share early stories and excerpts from my childhood diaries. Children do a guided “quickwrite” before listening to and discussing my poem. I then work with students to help them turn their quickwrites into poetry.

Poet-in-Residence
Through sharing both my poetry and the work of other poets, as well as helpful writing techniques, I work with children to produce a book of their own poetry. Residency includes planning session(s) with the classroom teacher to determine length of residence, frequency of visits, focus of lessons, and possible links to other areas of the curriculum

For more information and pricing, please contact me.

 

"I liked when we closed our eyes and sort of right then and there we wrote the poem – that was fun!" -7th grade student