One of the projects I have been working on recently is a collaborative article with Melbourne based poet and educator, Ashley Capes titled, The death of poetry in Australian classrooms. The article is has gone live today on Cordite as part of their Zombie issue, so head on over and check it out. Both Ashley and I hope the article sparks much discussion, so please be sure to leave a comment… I know we will both be checking in regularly to jump on board the thread of conversation/debate.
And while we are talking poetry in schools, I was forwarded a link recently by Kate Eltham, to a great site called 30 Poets 30 Days. The site will publish a new poem for young people every day during the month of April (National Poetry Month in the States), so if you are looking for new poetry to use in your classroom, or to share with the kids (or heaven forbid, enjoy yourself!), this may be a great place to start!
