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Poetry

Nov 28, 2007

There's poetry in motion at Contra Costa schools

“The idea is really to provide more opportunity for students to explore poetry as a viable literacy tool”

In formats ranging from free verse to rap, they voice their feelings on world events, discuss their goals and dreams, and profess their middle school love for each other. via Contra Costa Times

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