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April is National Poetry Month. When I talk with my students about poetry—writing poetry, teaching poetry—most of them shudder. They have an immense fear…
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Last month, on the drive home from school, my daughter recited a haiku entitled “Cruelty”:“The egg is so cold. / Mother hen has gone away. / Why is the…
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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 affected Americans in many different ways. For poet John Mann, it completely changed the focus of his…