Teachers are turning Taylor Swift’s lyrics into powerful tools for teaching poetry and literary devices. By connecting students’ love for music with ELA standards, lessons become more engaging and ...

Understanding the context of a poem can deepen our understanding of it and the mindset of the poet. Learn about effective ways of referring to context when responding to poetry. Comparing poems - AQA ...

I remember the best poetry lesson I ever had as though it was yesterday; it was at Low Valley Junior School in Darfield, near Barnsley, on a freezing cold morning in 1965. The date is significant ...

I have been that latecomer who missed the bus but never let go of the sound and colours of poetry. If attending literature classes or poetry dissection labs is a sine qua non for being a poet or a ...

I remember the best poetry lesson I ever had as though it was yesterday; it was at Low Valley Junior School in Darfield, near Barnsley, on a freezing cold morning in 1965. The date is significant ...