<p>Today’s podcast will be featuring a poem by Jen Bryant, “And Later.” As I read this poem, I want you to think about the title of the poem. Authors may choose titles for a myriad of reasons. The titles could emphasize a particular theme or connect back to specific words or phrases throughout the poem. Titles might also help the author’s audience piece together ideas in a way that creates a fuller picture of the poem. That being said, think about why the author might have chosen this particular title. Keep these ideas in mind as I read.</p>

Cross-curricular Poetry Ponderings

In this series, I will be reading mentors texts and providing you and your students some quickwriting and/or discussion-based writing ideas. Writing can seem very challenging, especially to students who haven’t had a ton of practice. So, providing short, consistent and relatively low-risk opportunities to write can make all the difference in eliminating the intimidation factor that often comes with on-demand writing. I usually like my students to start our sessions by beginning with a quickwrite or, what I like to call, Writing into the Day.