tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post6231152820011191316..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: Naomi Shihab Nye on Teaching PoetryRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-69874940398127440362014-09-19T21:15:14.294-07:002014-09-19T21:15:14.294-07:00What a beautiful video. Thank you. Naomi Shihab Ny...What a beautiful video. Thank you. Naomi Shihab Nye is a treasure. Glad to hear her voice, finally.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-49116332992123777322014-09-14T23:05:49.472-07:002014-09-14T23:05:49.472-07:00Yes! We just need to keep sharing a variety of poe...Yes! We just need to keep sharing a variety of poems with people (and students) until they find something they can relate to, something that lights that fire inside of them. Thank you for sharing this.Susan Taylor Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-24802352114942430492014-09-13T15:23:44.260-07:002014-09-13T15:23:44.260-07:00Measurement vs. Love. Perfect.
And "I don...Measurement vs. Love. Perfect.<br /><br />And "I don't like Poetry" to be met with "You just don't like the poems you've read so far."<br /><br />10 minutes well spent. Thanks! Hope your conferences went well.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-22562667781231135632014-09-13T09:20:48.542-07:002014-09-13T09:20:48.542-07:00So spot on! I love Naomi...and wish more teachers ...So spot on! I love Naomi...and wish more teachers would follow her wise words. Thanks, Ruth.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-32088926048849757272014-09-12T15:30:56.052-07:002014-09-12T15:30:56.052-07:00Just lovely to hear, Ruth. I was just talking to a...Just lovely to hear, Ruth. I was just talking to a teacher today who said he "hoped to get to poetry soon", & I suggested that he just share a poem he loved every week, that that was 'getting' to poetry, too! I'll share this with others! Thank you! Hope your conferences went beautifully!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com