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Successful Organization of a School or Classroom Poetry Club

Greta Freeman


It was during the first week of teaching that I transformed from a carefree college student to a grown-up seventh grade English teacher. It was also during this week that I stumbled upon a class activity that would save me from complete and utter first-year teacher failure. The activity was the creation of a classroom “Poetry Club.”

Poetry! It was the first idea to come to my mind. I have always loved poetry, both the reading and writing aspect. Perhaps, I thought, I could convince my students to enjoy it and, subsequently, it would help bring some form of bonding and camaraderie into our classroom environment.


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