Sep 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Email kdelarocha@poemrenovation.com for a free copy of poem RENOVATION’s spooky unit! Your class or group will get their creative juices flowing by renovating creepy passages from works like Frankenstein and Coraline. Accompanying mini lessons on topics...
Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
“She’d seem strong- willed somehow. Woman like her imagined the forest paths.” Betty, a member of United Church Homes’ Harmar Place Community in Marietta, Ohio, wrote those lines during a recent poem RENOVATION workshop. She conjured up a vibrant...
Jul 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
A while back, my poet friend, Alison, suggested the following tagline for poem RENOVATION: “Sounds like home.” Yes, “poem” sounds like home. And “home” is a word you’d expect to find paired with “renovation.” But I couldn’t see how that tagline connected...
Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
Dec 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
