Poetry Archives

Build Your Stack®: Transcending Othering: Arab Voices in Poetry

NCTE 04.24.23

This blog post was written by NCTE member Kefah Ayesh. This post is part of Build Your Stack®, an NCTE …

NCTE 04.18.23

This blog post was written by NCTE member Darius Phelps, member of the Build Your Stack® Committee. This post is …

12.27.22

Juan Felipe Herrera was born on this day in 1948. Herrera is the American poet, author, and activist of Mexican descent …

NCTE 10.19.22

This post is reprinted with permission from Moving Writers. When students are asked to introduce themselves in writing, it can …

NCTE 10.11.22

This post by NCTE Members Scott Bayer and Joel Garza is reprinted with permission from #THEBOOKCHAT. With #THEBOOKCHAT, Scott Bayer …

NCTE 09.15.22

This post is by NCTE member Peter Kahn. I recently retired after 28 years at Oak Park and River Forest …

NCTE 08.31.22

This post is by NCTE member Joseph Pizzo. When I began teaching forty-eight years ago, I believed that the right …

07.31.22

Americans made history in 2008 by electing Barack Obama as the nation’s first Black U.S. president. In addition to his …

06.05.22

Nikki Giovanni celebrates her birthday on June 7. Nikki Giovanni is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of …

05.29.22

American poet Walt Whitman was born in Long Island, New York on May 31, 1819. In 2019, there were numerous …