The Local Lyric: eTTo

August 16, 2016 Leave a comment

Budding Massachusetts rapper/producer eTTo is a “lyrical chameleon” whose gruff voice and unconventional flow highlight his potential to emerge into the Hip Hop spotlight. One of our summer interns, Eniola Sodeke, produced a video to share eTTo's work with the world. … Read more
A group of young students focusing ahead in success academy

Production Diary: Poetry of Art, Sport, and Play

May 26, 2016 Leave a comment

During the first two weeks of May, the Poetry in America team hit the road, filming classrooms at Greenwich Country Day School and Success Academy Charter Schools. The project? A new educational series on the Poetry of Art, Sport, and Play designed to help teachers and their students explore the intersections of poetry and other kinds of creativity-- whether artistic or athletic-- and to read with an eye toward fostering play and fun. … Read more

We Hear America (dot com) Singing: But Who’s Listening?

May 10, 2016 Leave a comment

Creating a meaningful discussion in a classroom poses its own set of difficulties; designing a discussion forum that creates a community online multiplies the face-to-face problems tenfold. We’re constantly asking ourselves: How do you get people to listen to each other online? One member of our Teaching Team weights in. … Read more
The Atlantic + Poetry in America on Small Towns

The Atlantic + Poetry in America on Small Towns

April 27, 2016 Leave a comment

On Monday, Atlantic columnist and Poetry in America guest James Fallows covered our most recent project for Notes, the blog section of The Atlantic. Poetry in America: Modernism launched on April 6, and will run live through June. Registration is open and free. … Read more
The Poetry in America team and Joe Biden.

Poetry at the White House

April 25, 2016 Leave a comment

Last month, the Poetry in America team headed to Washington DC for one of our most exciting conversations yet: a discussion with Vice President Joe Biden on Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays.” What would the Vice President have to say about the father/son relationship in Hayden’s poem? … Read more
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