This is the first post in a series of blog entries aimed at providing insight on high school issues that are not typically highlighted in the media. All posts are reflective of my personal opinions unless otherwise stated. After school resumed for the second semester, a friend of mine asked ...
Dear Kerry, My 16-year-old is basically a nice and wholesome kid. But at the moment she doesn’t seem motivated to work in school. She is very social and her grades are slipping. She is bright and it would be a shame to waste her future on the immediate gratification of ...
I got serious about writing poetry when I first began competing in poetry slams 15 years ago. Though I’ve since gone on to earn an MFA in creative writing (fiction) and have attended (or taught) thousands of formal writing workshops, I’m still proud to claim that my poetry upbringing - ...