The first annual poem RENOVATION gala took place Saturday night. I’m pretty sure it was the tiniest gala ever – just John Melillo and me, along with our plus-ones, Lisa Melillo and Michael de la Rocha. It was a simple affair – dinner and drinks at a little Italian joint in Jersey. But why not […]
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By Kelly de la Rocha, founder of poem RENOVATION Late afternoon on the final day of the Yale Innovation Summit, John Melillo and I were sipping drinks in the courtyard. We were thrilled to have been chosen to present about poem RENOVATION at the annual summit, which convenes the innovation and entrepreneurship community for two […]
My friend, Alison, suggested the tagline “Sounds like home” for poem RENOVATION. It didn’t resonate, until I saw poem RENOVATION in action at United Church Homes’ continuing care communities.
Many more generous and talented people are lending a hand to our effort as well. We are so thankful to everyone who has offered help and encouragement!
poemRENOVATION.com visitors are presented daily with a scrambled passage from literature. They select words that resonate with them, then move them around on a digital canvas to create something new–a poem, a phrase, even word art. There are no rules. The sole objective is to create! In the process, users learn literary constructs like figurative […]
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
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 sixth graders in New York State’s Capital Region and California’s San Francisco Bay Area. Students will use poem RENOVATION to […]