Here’s the latest news from Public Poetry, winner of the Best Reading Series 2011 from the Houston Press. Don’t miss this free event on February 4th featuring several former Writers in the Schools (WITS) teachers! Did you ever think you’d hear a local TV news anchor read poetry? Well, that’s what will happen at Park Place Regional [...]
By Marcia
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Tagged alan ainsworth, Dominic Walsh, Jeannie Gambill, Joseph Campana, Mayor Annise Parker, public poetry, Sarah Cortez, Van Garrett
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Wake Up Dinosaur Robot Find a Poem Yellow My Name My Epic Hero I Am Like a Flower Write a Poem for Barack Obama Skateboard The Sound of the Trumpet The Puppy Who Finally Found a Home Why I Hate Homework
Exhibition of artwork and writing from the Artbound! and Writers in the Schools (WITS) residencies at Wharton Elementary Writers in the Schools and Art League Houston have partnered to present WhARTon NARraTives, an exhibition of over sixty pieces of artwork and writing by second and third grade students from the Wharton Elementary School who have [...]
Picture this: Having your ideas take shape among the rolling hills and sprawling trees that make up the historic campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Even better, imagine winning a scholarship to send you there! The Kenyon Review invites high-school students ages 16-18 to an intensive 2-week writing workshop as part of its Young Writers Program [...]
Dance like your feet want Dance like the color red Dance like a summer night Dance like hot sauce Dance like you love yourself Dance like your hair’s on fire Dance like there’s no tomorrow Dance like there is a tomorrow and you’ll see me by Ebony, 16
In Houston it almost never snows. You have to be really patient. I don’t recommend you hold your breath unless your name is Houdini. In Houston it almost never snows. But when it does, the city shuts down. An inch makes us crazy. Snow is bigger than the Super Bowl. But don’t hold your breath. [...]
When I tasted rain, it tasted like the water we drink when we run a lot on the playground with friends. When I heard the rain, it sounded like coins. It sounded like treasure. When I saw the rain, I saw my reflection. I looked happy. By Jennifer, 2nd grade Photo by Impressions by Lindy [...]
The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers recognizes outstanding young poets and is open to high school sophomores and juniors throughout the world. The contest winner receives a full scholarship to the Kenyon Review Young Writers workshop. In addition, the winning poem will be published in The Kenyon Review. [...]
Did you know that November is International Drum Month? This holiday is sponsored annually by the Percussion Marketing Council to promote awareness of drumming. I’m happy to report that a 2006 survey by the Percussion Marketing Council shows girls are as interested in drumming now as boys. WITS knows how powerful it is to mix music [...]
Don’t miss out on what Houston Press named the Best Reading Series 2011. The next Public Poetry event will take place at 2 PM on November 5th at Discovery Green. As usual, you’ll meet award-winning poets as well as children authors who have worked with WITS writers in schools, hospitals, libraries, museums, and homeless shelters. [...]
On Halloween night I’m going to be a Ninja. I won’t be scared because ninjas can cut ghosts in half. I’m going to dress in black and red. I’m good at sneaking around and fighting with swords. I think a lot about ninjas because they’re good at fighting and they are smart and strong. When [...]
Inspired by Charles Simic’s poem “Stone” I want to go inside you, Where I’d see dolphins and Hear a whispering sound Let someone else become A rock or a mountain I’m happy to be an ocean like you. Inside you are colorful Clownfish and jellyfish Blue waves crashing Deep down you are dark And cold [...]
It’s time for young writers (and their teachers!) to sign up for National Novel Writing Month, which begins Nov. 1, 2011. In 2010, 41,000 young writers participated in this fun, free event. They committed to writing an entire novel in one month. Visit the NaNoWriMo website to register, and you will find support, resources, curriculum guides, [...]
By Marcia
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Tagged Figment, nanowrimo, nanowrimo 2011, National Novel Writing Month, Writer Resources
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Writers in the Schools (WITS) invites you to A Celebration of Story on November 3rd - an evening of storytelling through music. Our featured performer, Allen Shamblin, is famous for penning chart-topping hits like Clay Walker’s “Live, Laugh, Love” and Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” He will be inducted to the Nashville [...]
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Tagged Allen Shamblin, events in houston, gala, katherine center, music, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, songwriting
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Writers in the Schools (WITS) is offering a second price reduction for qualifying schools.Through a generous donation from the Simmons Foundation, Writers in the Schools (WITS) announces a second price reduction for the 2011-2012 school year. The new price—which is nearly half of last year’s fee—is available for Title 1 schools with 60% or more students eligible [...]
By Marcia
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Tagged creative writing, literacy, Standardized test, Title 1 School
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