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1. International Librarianship: The Bird’s-Eye View from Columbus

   ... in action, and I’m very grateful to CLIR as well as to the Poetry Center for supporting this opportunity. Because IFLA is an ... to watch.  Sarah Kortemeier  is the Poetry Center's Library Specialist. All images courtesy Sarah Kortemeier. ...

   sgzemski - 10/20/2016 - 11:02am

2. Ross Gay’s "Feet"

   ... them that it’s okay to feel sad, angry, or even scared and poetry is an outlet to express those emotions. First, I asked my kids about ... of Arizona. She recently took a class offered through the Poetry Center called Writing Your Community. As part of the requirements ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 04/08/2026 - 12:58pm

3. Juan Felipe Herrera’s “Papel Picado”

   ... of sitting in on the poet Juan Felipe Herrera’s class for Poetry Center staff; this “Papel Picado” lesson plan is fully inspired by ... High School University Adult Genre:  Poetry Hybrid Format:  Lesson Plan Time Frame:  ...

   dgoblirsch - 05/30/2023 - 11:10am

4. A Little History of Whatever: Emily Dickinson Retweeted You

   ... into the box, would be dead. But, since we are talking about poetry and writing, grant me some poetic license and go with me on this. ... The Offing , Lambda Literary,  Devil’s Lake, Boxcar Poetry Review, Memorious , and elsewhere. Their essays and reviews can be ...

   sgzemski - 05/29/2018 - 2:38pm

5. Emotional Equations

   ... explore a model poem that uses the language of equations in poetry, then create their own 'emotional equations' as short poems.  Education Level:  High School Genre:  Poetry Format:  Lesson Plan Time Frame:  One 60 ...

   emsierra - 03/18/2026 - 4:25pm

6. Books, Artistexts, and Typopoiesis

   ... Drucker to accompany her  Artistexts  exhibit for the Poetry off the Page symposium, on display at The University of Arizona Poetry Center  from April 2, 2012 to June 29, 2012. Reproduced online with ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - 01/14/2016 - 10:15am

7. Write Your Way to Mars

   Julie Swarstad Johnson, Poetry Center Library Specialist   During this time of ... writing prompts were originally presented alongside  The Poetry of Spaceflight  exhibit in Fall 2016. ...

   jswrstad - 08/16/2021 - 10:16am

8. Drawing Dreamscapes / Writing from the Dreams of Friends

   ... and feelings that appear in our dreams, the closer we get to poetry. Drawing Dreamscapes Warm-Up (15 minutes) Tell students ... Education Level:  Elementary Genre:  Poetry Fiction Hybrid Time Frame:  1 hour per lesson (2 ...

   dgoblirsch - 03/22/2024 - 2:07pm

9. Restrictions and the Unreliable Translator: A Multi-Modal Approach

   ... results. This could lead to a conversation about form poetry and can be a nice time to transition into talking about sonnets and ... Education Level:  High School Genre:  Poetry Format:  Lesson Plan Time Frame:  30 ...

   dgoblirsch - 02/06/2020 - 4:52pm

10. Baby, You're a Firework: Making Meaning through Metaphor (and Simile) in Songwriting

    ... minutes)   I used another prompt I’ve used for poetry classes to get students started with metaphors and similes   My ... down metaphor and simile as tools for meaning-making in poetry and song lyrics Pedagogical goals: Students look at songs they ...

    dgoblirsch - 12/21/2018 - 1:30pm

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