tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757671139813529871.post2552107941486906455..comments2019-02-09T22:40:13.339-06:00Comments on shar meets world: All the Great Poets of Our Timesharbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02698484802933293258noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757671139813529871.post-81580517997703049372012-05-20T10:40:33.040-05:002012-05-20T10:40:33.040-05:00Thanks, Carra! It has been so fun--and it gives me...Thanks, Carra! It has been <i>so</i> fun--and it gives me hope for humanity. :)sharbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698484802933293258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757671139813529871.post-56050935007712773622012-05-19T11:56:08.102-05:002012-05-19T11:56:08.102-05:00During my short stint as a secondary English ed ma...During my short stint as a secondary English ed major, I did a placement in a seventh grade English class where I got to teach poetry. I was blown away by the creativity and passion that seemed to come from nowhere. You said it so well: <br />"...but this they understand: the words that fit around their emotions, the grammatical rules that slide over to make room for meaning, language stacked together in a way that fits their ideas better than a 3-point paragraph or a book report or a responses paper ever could."<br /><br />I love this post; it's so fun to see new generations falling in love with words. :)Carranoreply@blogger.com