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Teaching Poetry in a Fourth Grade Classroom
Abby E. Murray (they/them) is the editor of Collateral, a literary journal concerned with the impact of violent conflict and military service beyond the combat zone. Their book, Hail and Farewell, won the Perugia Press Poetry Prize and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. Abby served as the 2019-2021 poet laureate for the city of Tacoma, Washington, and currently teaches rhetoric in military strategy to Army War College fellows at the University of Washington.
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Teaching
Ashley Kirkland writes in Ohio where she lives with her husband and sons. Her work can be found in Cordella Press, Boats Against the Current, The Citron Review, Naugatuck River Review, HAD, Major7thMagazine, among others. Her chapbook, BRUISED MOTHER, is available from Boats Against the Current. She is a poetry editor for 3Elements Literary Review. You can find her at lashleykirkland.bsky.social and lashleykirklandwriter on Instagram.
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May 51 min read


No Life to Breathe
Christina Linsin is a poet and teacher in Virginia. Her work examines connections with nature, complexities of mental illness, and difficulties creating meaningful connections with others amid life’s obstacles. She currently serves as the Western Region Vice President of the Poetry Society of Virginia, and her poems have been published in Still: The Journal, Stone Circle Review, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, Whale Road Review, The Mid-Atlantic Review, and others.
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Apr 281 min read


Blackhawk Demonstration
Christopher Barry teaches English and runs long distances. His work has appeared in "Rising Phoenix Review," "Northern New England Review," "the Henniker Review" and "The Golden Hour.”
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Apr 211 min read


I am a High School Teacher
Michael Bazzett is the author of five collections of poetry, including The Echo Chamber (Milkweed Editions, 2021) and more.
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Apr 142 min read


Mrs. Bleeker vs. the Assistant Principal
Barry Peters lives in Durham, North Carolina. His fiction has appeared in Baltimore Review, Broad River Review, The Mackinaw, and more.
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Apr 711 min read


Yours, etc.
Kasumi Parker is a writer and high school English teacher. Her prose has been published Black Warrior Review, PRISM International, and more.
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Mar 314 min read


APPROACHING RETIREMENT
Ralph James Savarese taught for forty years, at every level, and retired in May.
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Mar 241 min read


Please Don’t Drop The Children
Jaz is an Award-winning Published Poet, Singer, Author, Performance Poet, Playwright, Theater Artist, Songwriter (ASCAP), Composer and more.
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Mar 172 min read


A Lesson for John
Sally Toner is a writer and high school English teacher who has lived in the DMV for over 25 years.
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Mar 103 min read


The Teacher Stares out of His Window Between Classes
James Dickson teaches English and Creative Writing at Germantown High School, just outside of Jackson, MS.
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Mar 31 min read


Color Me Happy
Megan Munger is a Kansas poet and Pacific University MFA Candidate. She received her M.A. in English from Pittsburg State University.
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Feb 242 min read


The History of Butter
Sofi Guven is a writer and poet from Cincinnati, Ohio. She has previously been published by Wilderness House Literary Review and more.
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Feb 176 min read


I ASK MY STUDENTS IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
Jean Prokott's poetry collection The Second Longest Day of the Year won the Howling Bird Press Book Prize (Howling Bird Press).
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Feb 102 min read


Like Pitch
Adeeba Rana
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Feb 43 min read


Husk Cherries
Jennifer Hyde Dracos-Tice (she/her) has poems published in SWWIM Every Day, Witness, Psaltery & Lyre, Crab Orchard Review, and more.
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Jan 271 min read


apples, apples falling from the trees
Kathleen Hellen is the author of three full-length poetry collections, including Meet Me at the Bottom, and more.
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Jan 211 min read


Feedback
Ewen Glass (he/him) is a lecturer and poet from Northern Ireland who lives with two dogs, a tortoise and lots of self-doubt.
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Jan 131 min read


Lesson 98: How I Watched the Eclipse
Frances Klein (she/her) is an Alaskan poet and teacher. She is the 2022 winner of the Robert Golden Poetry Prize.
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Jan 62 min read


Practicum
Evan Morgan Willams retired in 2022 after 29 years of teaching in a public school.
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Dec 30, 20245 min read
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