Pitch night success!

Pitch night success!

poem RENOVATION founder Kelly de la Rocha was one of six chosen from a pool of more than 40 applicants to participate in the HAYVN HATCH New Haven pitch night for women-owned tech and tech-enabled businesses. She was named one of the winners! Watch the video
Coming soon: Poem Pals!

Coming soon: Poem Pals!

QUESTION: If 304 students from 12 sixth grade classes take the same 48 words, rearrange them,  then share their creationswith their cross-country counterparts, what do you get?  ANSWER: Poem Pals!  In March, we’ll kick off a cross-country collaboration between...
What inspired all of this?

What inspired all of this?

Anger For an Unbalanced Oven Rack is the first poem I ever wrote. I was 17 and my parents were divorcing. Laying my confusion and sorrow down on paper helped me heal.  During the pandemic, I began searching for new meaning in my Oven Rack poem. Eager to see if I could...
poem RENOVATION in the news

poem RENOVATION in the news

WMHT TV New York Now interview: Poem Renovation: A Game-Changing Approach to Teaching Poetry  WAMC Northeast Public Radio interview (Interview begins at the 7:30 mark in the recording): #1690: Poetry and a Spelling Bee | The Best of Our Knowledge | WAMC Times...