thinking things through.

The past week of my professional life has been dedicated to meeting with teachers and reflecting on their writing workshops. The gist of our meetings involves discussing successes and general good stuff happening in workshop, as well as goals and hopes for next year. I’m touched by how driven many teachers are in [...]

Poetry Friday: An Original

The Climbing Tree

Branches

sturdy

old

A deep hole

for your foot

As you hoist yourself

upwards

you can see

all the buds

blossoming

–Stacey, May 2008

This week Poetry Friday is being hosted at Wild Rose Reader. [...]