Hands on Stanzas Resources

Hands on Stanzas Blogs:
Read student poems, updates on residencies and more.


Would you like information about placing a poet-in-residence in your school or are you a poet?
E-mail Cassie Sparkman at csparkman@poetrycenter.org

Cassie Sparkman
Cassie Sparkman, Hands on Stanzas Program Director



Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?
Kenneth Koch

Wishes, Lies, and Dreams
Kenneth Koch

Listener in the Snow
Mark Statman

The Teachers and Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms
Ron Padgett, ed.

Luna, Luna
Julio Marzán, ed.

The Writing Workshop
Alan Ziegler

Poetry Everywhere
Jack Cullom, Sheryl Noethe

Poetry Speaks to Children
Elise Paschen

The Practice of Poetry
ed. Robin Behn

The Tree is older Than You Are
Naomi Sheihab Nye


Teachers and Writers Guide to Classic American Literature
Christopher Edgar & Gary Lenhart, ed.

The Alphabet of Trees: A Guide to Nature Writing Christian McEwen & Mark Statman, ed.

Old Faithful: 18 Writers Present Their Favorite Writing Assignments
Christopher Edgar & Ron Padgett, ed.