Posted on April 06, 2020
Thank you to the 30-something educators, writers, editors, and translators who took part in our first-ever virtual Global Lunch, co-hosted with our partners at Re-imagining Migration! For those who couldn't make it, we got into small groups to read a poem about indigenous Mazahua women in Mexico and decided on next week's reading: a short story about a Chinese boy dealing with bullies.
Posted on March 30, 2020
Although many of us in the U.S. are staying close to home, we can still connect to the larger world. One of the best ways of doing that is through literature. This week, we'd like to share an indigenous poem from Central Mexico (discussed below) and invite you to discuss it with us at our first-ever virtual global lunch!
Posted on March 23, 2020
Posted on March 04, 2020
Looking for a rhythmic, powerful poem that lends itself to expressive reading? Look no further than Yasmeen Hameed's "I Spat Out This Poem," published this month in Words Without Borders magazine.
Posted on February 26, 2020
Send them "Between the Lines!" Applications for the summer writing camp at the University of Iowa are due April 1, and full scholarships are available. Click the image below for details.
