Poetry is a place where you can bring your questions, your grief, your hopes, and your fears. It can hold all that without buckling under the weight.
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Poetry as a Tool for Educational Equity
By Simone John
Who gets permission to be a poet? Which kids are told to aspire to be artists, and which kids are told to seek menial work? How can educators teach in a way that is liberatory? How can we interrupt thought processes born from the seeds of internalized opp…
