Today I lead a workshop on Teaching Anti-Racist Poetry as part of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival!
I think it went when and I didn’t bring (much) shame to the family.
If you’re looking for a similar workshop with your students, your department, your school, your writing group (etc.) hit me up.
Here is the description of what we did today:
In this workshop, participants will explore anti-racist pedagogy through poetry. After defining terms, the time will be spent reading poetry from a variety of sources (mostly living BIPOC authors) and participating in analysis and discussion activities geared towards high school language arts classrooms. This workshop targets high school language arts teachers looking for ways to engage their classroom communities with honesty, vulnerability, and bravery. Participants will leave with a governing philosophy (“if not my class, then where?”), a classroom-ready packet of poems, and instructional ideas.