Reading and Discussing Poetry Together

The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. Reading Together, circa 1887....

The “Historical” Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. Henry W. Longfellow, head and shoulders portrait [between...

The Power of Pairing Poems: Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes

The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. Walt Whitman, 1869. Prints and Photographs Division....

Inaugural Poetry – Robert Frost and Maya Angelou

The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. [Robert Frost, poet who is 85 years old today] /...

Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky”: Nonsense or not?

The following guest post, part of our “Teacher’s Corner” series, is by Rebecca Newland, a Fairfax County Public Schools Librarian and former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress. Lewis Carroll. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003653805/...