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Dual enrollment opportunity for high school students

by Gideon Leek

Last month, on February 19th, 2021, The New York Times highlighted the work we’ve been doing with our partners at the National Educational Equity Lab in a front-page article by Erica L. Green, “A Program Inspires Ivy League Dreams in Disadvantaged Teens.”

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Production Diary 11/8 & 11/9: John Turturro, Terrance Hayes, Rachael & Vilray and more in NYC

by Gideon Leek

exciting guests! On November 8th and 9th, our Host Elisa New and Producer Cathleen O’Connell went down to New York City to interview some exciting guests.

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Elisa New’s Letter to the Editor of Inside Higher Ed

by Gideon Leek

On July 15th, 2021, Poetry in America host Professor Elisa New wrote a letter to the editor of Inside Higher Ed, entitled “Bridging the moat between K-12 and higher education.”

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Elisa New Presents at NYC Department of Education’s Beyond Access Forum

by Gideon Leek

On Thursday, June 3rd, Poetry in America Host Elisa New gave a presentation to educators at the NYC Department of Education’s Beyond Access Forum. Over 600 New York City teachers, paraprofessionals, librarians, and other education professionals tuned in to the virtual presentation, ELA for Social and Emotional Learning: Poetry and Renewal.

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Production Diary: Filming a Roundtable in our Brighton office

by Gideon Leek

On Tuesday, July 20th, 2021, Poetry in America filmed two roundtable discussions in our Brighton, MA office. Footage from these roundtables will be added to a forthcoming Poetry in America course for high school students and other learners, which will cover American poetry from 1850 to 1945.

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Elisa New featured on panel at Poetry and Power Symposium

by Gideon Leek

Did you know that President John F. Kennedy’s final speech, at the dedication of Amherst College’s Robert Frost Library in 1963, hailed Robert Frost as a guardian of democracy and a role model for students?

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Poetry in America’s High School Dual Enrollment Program featured in The American South

by Gideon Leek

On July 13th, 2021, Andrew Yawn published an article on the experience of students at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who enrolled in Poetry In America: The City from Whitman to Hip Hop last Fall via Arizona State University.

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Poetry in America Featured Guests

by Leah Reis-Dennis

Poetry in America believes that anyone can have a conversation about a poem. Here are some of the distinguished guests who have spoken with us so far.

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IN THE NEWS: Poetry in America for High-Schoolers

by Caitlin Ballotta Rajagopalan

About Poetry In America

Poetry in America is a multiplatform initiative that brings poetry into literature classrooms and living rooms around the world. Created by Elisa New, Poetry in America draws students of all ages into conversations about poetry.

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