Jan 12 2009
Poets In Schools
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There are dozens of programs around the country that provide residency and classroom visits for experienced writers and poets. There are also State agencies which provide grants for arts in schools. I am going to list a few programs here that link poets to schools. You can contact them for requirements and guidelines.
1. The Academy of American Poets - www.poets.org
2. Arkansas Writers In The Schools - www.uark.edu/~wits.
3. California Poets In The Schools - www.cpits.org
4. e-poets network - learning.e-poets.net
5. Idaho Writers In The Schools - www.thecabinidaho.org
6. Indiana Writers In The Schools - english.evansville.edu/WritersintheSchools.htm
7. Michigan Creative Writers In The Schools www.artservemichigan.org
8. National Assembly of State Arts Agencies - www.nasaa-arts.org
9. National Association of Writers In Education - www.nawe.co.uk
10. Oregon Writers In The Schools - www.literary-arts.org/wits
11. Pen in the Classroom - www.penusa.org/go/classroom
12. Pick-a-Poet - www.humanitiesproject.org
13. Potato Hill Poetry - www.potatohill.com
14. Seattle Writers In The Schools www.lectures.org/wits.html
15. Teachers and Writers Collaborative www.twc.org
16. Texas Writers In The Schools www.writersintheschools.org
17. Writers And Artists In The Schools www.compas.org
18. Youth Voices In Ink www.badgerdog.org
Ratty - Thanks but I don’t participate in these things, it takes too much of my time. Thanks for thinking of me though.
This is a good incentive. We need softness and poetry in our lives, especially now.
I agree yan. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Thanks for the resources! It is worth to look into!
You are very welcome.