Inside Out

The need for literacy in our young people is clear. The need for critical thinking and creative expression through arts education is equally critical Poetry Inside and Out represents a fine beginning of the new relationship between poet, teach and the rich world of the literary arts.

— devorah major, (former) Executive Director, California Poets in the Schools (CalPoets)

The lessons in this book illustrate how a poet developes students’ writing skills in a sequential series and are designed so a teacher can build on skills introduced….The magic ingredient in teaching creative writing is the poet in the classroom.

— Judy Bebelaar

I’ve enjoyed writing poetry…it’s helped me learn to express my feelings about what I believe in. I can bring up something from out of the blue that seems at first to make no sense, and it turns out to be wonderful. I’ll keep writing. I know it.

—Kat Benninghoven, Student, Galileo High School