Dear Poetry Lovers,
I am so very happy to share poetry anthology news. There are three anthologies new this month published by Sarah Donovan of Ethical ELA.
These books are written by educators for educators. I'm proud to be included with poetry in Words that Mend as well as Just YA. These poems began as responses to prompts in Ethical ELA's monthly writing community that I love being a part of.
Anyone can read these books for the beauty of the poetry, essays or short stories. However, all of the work included is appropriate to share as fresh writing by living poets with young people age 12-18. The poems can serve as mentor texts or points of peace in our tumultuous world. If that's a need for you, dear grown-up, they are for you too.
What makes Words that Mend and Just YA particularly special is that they are available as free downloads for educators (or anyone). No teacher will have to purchase these books on their own or worry about asking for budget funds to access the resources. They are free to use. I LOVE this!
A poem I wrote, MessageChatGPT, from page 191 of Just YA:
I hope you will take some time to read poetry from today's educators. We have so much to say because were are feeling so much. We'd really appreciate some review love for all these works on Goodreads or the places reviews drive sales such as Amazon or Barns & Noble. Even though Words that Mend and Just YA are free, I'd love to get the word out, literally, to as many readers as possible.
I'm still working on drafting a WORLD poem for this week...stay tuned.
Thanks so much to Heidi @ https://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/ for hosting our round-up this week. She always got good things to read and to think about.