April 01, 2024
The month of April is National Poetry Month, 30 days of celebrating a broad range of prose that evokes emotion in readers. From tragic ballads like Poe’s Annabel Lee and Shakespear’s powerful sonnets, to the epic masterpieces like Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, and the short-form Haiku, poetry offers …
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May 21, 2018
What happens with the renowned men’s chorus, The Singers’ Club of Cleveland, chooses to celebrate classic books and a love of reading for the final concert of their 125th season? They call Seeds of Literacy . . . and invite students to participate! Seeds students Valerie Taylor, Hilary Whiting, and …
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February 22, 2018
Following the success of World Read Aloud Day (Feb. 1), students at Seeds East were eager to stay after their tutoring time to recite poetry in honor of Valentine’s Day. “I was thrilled they were willing try something like this again,” said Site Coordinator Kara Krawiec. “Poetry can sometimes be …
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February 02, 2018
Each year, on World Read Aloud Day, people around the globe read together and share stories to advocate for literacy as human right that belongs to all people. On February 1, Seeds East celebrated WRAD by reading a selection of poems and a short speech. After morning class, students, tutors, …
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