NPM 2017 Feature: Verse Novelist Interviews

Happy Poetry Friday, everyone! Are you ready to celebrate National Poetry Month 2017?Like many Poetry Friday bloggers, I do an annual project for NPM. This year, my theme is novels-in-verse. I've got a great line-up of authors, ready to talk about the art and craft of the verse novel.But, before the line-up, a big National Poetry Month announcement!I'm very excited to be partnering with Nerdy Book Club on poetry outreach.Tune into the Nerdy Book Club's Facebook page this Sunday night, 9 pm EST. I will be live-streaming a poetry-lesson walk-through.I continue to hear from educators who shy away from teaching poetry. Often it's because they were taught (usually in high school) that analyzing a poem is more important than enjoying it.  Join me on Sunday as we discuss how teaching a poem can be fun, and help students learn analytical reading skills *at the same time*! This is a lesson/workshop that you can replicate in your classroom or home school.You'll find details and information about this event here. Wish me luck!On Monday, April 3, my series of interviews with verse novelists kicks off with Jeannine Atkins.Here is the full list of posts:4/3 Jeannine Atkins, STONE MIRRORS: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis (Find the post here.)

4/6 Caroline Starr Rose, BLUE BIRDS (Find the post here.)4/10 Leza Lowitz, UP FROM THE SEA (Find the post here.)4/13 Shari Green, MACY McMILLAN AND THE RAINBOW GODDESS (Find the post here.)4/17 Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu, SOMEWHERE AMONG (Find the post here.)4/20 Ellie Terry, FORGET ME NOT (Find the post here.)4/24 Margarita Engle, MORNING STAR HORSE and FOREST WORLD (Find the post here.)4/25 Tamera Will Wissinger, GONE CAMPING (Find the post here.)4/27 Debut novelist Amanda Rawson-Hill (Find the post here.)4/30 Holly Thompson, FALLING INTO THE DRAGON’S MOUTH (Find the post here.)

You can find a full list of National Poetry Month blog projects at Jama's Alphabet Soup.