Poetry and English Journal
During National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by …
National Poetry Month – Lyric Poetry
We’re now in our second week of celebrating National Poetry Month! Last week, we looked at narrative poetry. This week our …
Poetry and Voices from the Middle
During National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by …
Books That Get Backs Up
It’s no mystery that certain books are challenged more often than others. But what’s interesting to contemplate is why. Are …
Poetry and Language Arts
During National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by …
Poems that Tell a Story
Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poets and their …
Lost in the Past
This blog is written by seventh grader Grace Higgins, a student of NCTE member Joe Pizzo. Joe Pizzo’s introduction: When …
Checking the Facts
Knowing what’s true and what isn’t, what’s opinion and what’s fact are important aspects of intellectual freedom. Fake news …
Celebrate March Madness — with Poetry!
Every March, NCTE hosts a March Madness Poetry Tournament. The idea is to create a basketball tournament-pairing chart like the …
“Struggling Reluctantly”
This post is written by member Peg Grafwallner. It’s become a personal quest of mine, something that I repeatedly profess …