Sunday, July 2 at 5 PM on CAN TV19 catch the world premiere of The 2006 Hands on Stanzas All Schools Reading featuring student poets from 39 different Chicago neighborhoods, introduced by their poets in residence. The event will re-air Friday, July 7 at 8 AM on CAN TV19.
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Hands on Stanzas Links
- 2005-06 Hands on Stanzas Schools and Poets in Residence
Check out the Chicago Public Schools and Poets in Residence that partner with the Poetry Center to provide weekly poetry lessons. - Burroughs Elementary Poetry Weblog
Moderated by Poet-in-Residence Margaret Chapman, the blog features poetry from 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. - ELevated Verse Project
Hands on Stanzas student poems installed on CTA platforms and subway stations from June 5 until July 2, 2006. - Hands on Stanzas Administration
A private site for poets-in-residence. Download payment forms and check meeting schedule. - Hands on Stanzas Pics
A random assortment of photos from Hands on Stanzas - Hands on Stanzas Weblog
- Official Hands on Stanzas Site
- Shields Elementary Poetry Weblog
Moderated by Hands on Stanzas poet Larry O Dean, one of the three poets in residence teaching 15 classrooms of 3rd and 5th graders at Shields school in Brighton Park. - The Poetry Center of Chicago
Corollary Projects
- California Poets in the Schools
- InsideOut (Detroit)
- Literary Arts Writers in the Schools (Portland)
- Log Cabin Writers in the Schools (Boise)
- Seattle Arts & Lectures WITS
- Snow City Arts (Chicago)
- Teachers & Writers Collaborative (NYC)
- WITS Writers in the Schools (Houston)
- Young Chicago Authors (Chicago)
Recommended Reading
Teachers & Writers Magazine
www.twc.orgKenneth Koch: Talking to the Sun: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems for Young People
Mark Strand and Eavan Boland: The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms
The Poetry Center of Chicago: Hands on Stanzas, 2003-2004: Anthology of Poetry
Ron Padgett: The Teachers and Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms
Kenneth Koch: Wishes, Lies, and Dreams: Teaching Children to Write Poetry
Mark Statman: Listener In The Snow: The Practice And Teaching Of Poetry
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