Blog Grid Blog Hearing Poetry March 24, 2013 Although I’ll be the first person to admit that I love nothing more than curling up with a book of poetry, there is something very special about... Suggested reading: picture books for adults! (I mean, graphic novels) March 21, 2013 So, it’s spring break and you’re haunted by the pile of required reading that is waiting for you next week. You spend hours watching bad television... Building (and Cleaning Out) Your Book Collection March 20, 2013 The end of the spring semester is fast approaching and for me that means moving home, a place I have not lived consistently for about three years... The Devaluation of Creativity March 17, 2013 In my long experience on the receiving end of the education system, I have found that there is a significant part of our culture that devalues... A Literary Meal March 13, 2013 I’ve been noticing a trend in many of the readings for my children’s lit class there’s A LOT of food. And some of the descriptions are so vivid and... Lines From the Works of William Shakespeare, or Jay-Z Lyrics? March 2, 2013 Answers at the bottom. Good luck. We swaggering here For now I get around Life is but a dream to me I hit it right She’s too low for a high I flow too... Exploitation of Femininity in “The Hunger Games” February 24, 2013 Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games is classified as a young adult book. There are several characteristics that define a book as young adult... Is Poetry Dead? February 13, 2013 In 2003, Newsweek released an article titled “Poetry Is Dead. Does Anybody Really Care?” The article, as you might guess, asserts the... Literature in Unlikely Places. Every Word Matters. February 13, 2013 When thinking about the word Literature we often only think of books. What we forget is that Literature is the art of written work. Written work can... «‹707172737475767778›»