POETS AND BLOGGERS UNITE: NCTE PANEL

You can probably guess I have a soft spot in my heart for English teachers. What could be better than heading down to Orlando for the NCTE Annual Convention to talk about writing and books with a whole city full of dedicated educators? Well, I'll tell you. I've been invited to participate in a panel called POETS AND BLOGGERS UNITE: USING TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT KIDS, TEACHERS, AND POETRY, organized by Sylvia Vardell.

This is a before-during-and-after project, so even if you aren't an English teacher or you are but you're not going to NCTE, you can play along at home. Panel participants/poets will be featured by bloggers (see list below) the week before: reader comments and questions would be most welcome! Then follow-up posts will keep the discussion going the week after the convention. So, please take a look and get in the mix.

Tricia Stohr Hunt; The Miss Rumphius Effect
Featuring Marilyn Singer

This Week’s NCTE Poetry Posts at The Miss Rumphius Effect
Meet Marilyn Singer
More on Marilyn Singer
Marilyn Singer and Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse
Marilyn Singer and First Food Fight This Fall


Elaine Magliaro; Wild Rose Reader
Featuring Lee Bennett Hopkins

This Week’s NCTE Poetry Posts at Wild Rose Reader
Lee Bennett Hopkins: WHY POETRY?
PASS THE POETRY, PLEASE!: A Wild Rose Reader Interview with Lee Bennett Hopkins
A Question for Lee Bennett Hopkins
Lee Bennett Hopkins: A Silent Mentor


Sylvia Vardell; Poetry for Children
Featuring Pat Mora and Jame Richards
Pat Mora and NCTE
More on Mora