Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “We Wear the Mask” and Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” resonated with Will Johnson’s ninth-grade class. Photos via Amazon.com This Wasn’t a ‘Lost Year’ Back in February, on a cold Friday night in the middle of our pandemic winter, one of my ninth grade students emailed me... Education Guide 10 Aug 2021 | 09:40
Amanda Gorman steps to the podium to recite her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” during the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II, via Office of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Flickr ( MC1 / Carlos M. Vazquez II; OCJCS) Publishing: Interest Grows in Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Within hours of Amanda Gorman’s reading of the inaugural poem, bookstores were hearing from their customers. “Hopefully this... City Arts 29 Jan 2021 | 12:49