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May 2020
Mother’s Day is May 9. Celebrate with kid-friendly poems about mothers and motherhood:
 

Wonder Woman” by Angelo Geter
For as long as I can remember...

Remember” by Joy Harjo
Remember the sky that you were born under...

La suavecita” by Lupe Mendez
We dress my daughter in amarillo, not butter...

The Raincoat” by Ada Limón
When the doctor suggested surgery...

Hundreds of Purple Octopus Moms Are Super Weird, and They’re Doomed” by January Gill O’Neil
The article called it “a spectacle.” More like a garden than a nursery...

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Bring the work of AAPI poets into the classroom and browse lesson plans featuring work by Arthur Sze, Ocean Vuong, Emily Jungmin Yoon and many other classic and contemporary poets.

Plan ahead with poems for graduation
Spring: Poems for Kids
Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month with poems to read and share:

Music from Childhood” by John Yau
Naturalization” by Jenny Xie
From Blossoms”  by Li-Young Lee
The Floral Apron” by Marilyn Chin
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Monday, April 26
Radium Dream” by Sheila Black
Disclosure” by Camisha L. Jones
from Autobiography/Anti-Autobiography” by Jennifer Bartlett
I Know My Soul” by Claude McKay
This month’s poetic term is aubade, a dawn song that greets the morning while lamenting the end of the night. Read more.
Marilyn Chin’s poem “Blues on Yellow” was recently featured in “Close Talking: A Poetry Podcast.” In the conversation, the hosts discuss the history of anti-Asian hatred and violence in the United States, the struggles for cross-community solidarity, and the resonances of the poem’s use of the blues form.

Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets Alicia Ostriker published a new translation of “New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. Pair the translation with an essay by Ostriker on immigration, and the accompanying lesson plan, ‘Teach This Poem: ‘The New Colossus’ by Emma Lazarus.”
Teachers, thank you for your work bringing poetry into the classroom year-round. We’re happy to be able to offer hundreds of free lesson plans, essays, and other resources, and we wish you and your students health and safety.
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Friday, May 7, 2021

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