Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller. Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller.

To introduce students to close reading poetry and using writing to understand reading; to prepare them to write a 4-6 page essay on a single poem Students have read selected poems and the chapter on ...

In this week of the Presidential Inauguration, it must be said that poetry serves another function when deployed in public: it is classy, it adds tone and the aura of high-minded literary prestige.