Teachers! Students! Poetry lovers!

Lend me your ears!

I’d like to present the first in what I hope will be several videos to help people get on their feet and share poetry out loud. This introductory video is called

DOING POETRY RIGHT

This video will now live permanently on its own page under the RESOURCES tab in the navigation bar.

Pass it on!

If you’re so inclined, please share this video with teachers and students who might find it helpful in their own poetic pursuits.

Thank you!

The three video poems used as samples in the tutorial can be found in their entirety here:

Jabberwocky
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
The Moo-Cow-Moo 

What do I know about poetry performance? 
Before becoming a writer (way before), I got an MFA in acting and directing and then an MA in English Education 7-12. I did theater in one capacity or another for seventeen years, and then spent a few more as a high school teacher of English, theater, and public speaking. For me, performing poetry is a combination of all three of these passions. And I love it! I hope you will, too.