About the Author

Tim Stafford is a poet and public school teacher from Chicago.

Reviews

It is vital for educators to discover new ways to get students wanting to read and write poetry. These exercises are not intimidating, they are the equivalent of having a really rad English teacher who wears tweed suits and sports "read more" knuckle tattoos...
-Rachel McKibbens, "Pink Elephants"

...This collection provides teachers with a scaffolding for their lessons by offering questions, examples, and writing prompts. This will be a valuable asset in the classrooms of new and veteran teachers alike.
-Molly Meacham, teacher