Tara Temprano
@taratemprano.bsky.social
Teacher | Writer | Poet | Breast Cancer Survivor | Knitter | Union Strong (HTA-NJEA) | Hawthorne Dem Club President
Blackout Poetry is a form where you use the words of others to create a poem. Artistic and fun! Try these today with your students or on your own. All you need is a copy of a page from a book. #poetry #writingcommunity
May 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Blackout Poetry is a form where you use the words of others to create a poem. Artistic and fun! Try these today with your students or on your own. All you need is a copy of a page from a book. #poetry #writingcommunity
May 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Journal writing is the door to more self-expression. #journalwriting
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Journal writing is the door to more self-expression. #journalwriting
Poetry can save your life. It can resurrect your soul. It can illuminate your love and those your care for in ways other writing cannot. #poetry
April 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Poetry can save your life. It can resurrect your soul. It can illuminate your love and those your care for in ways other writing cannot. #poetry
Today, March 21st is National Poetry Day!
Take a look at this impressionist painting. What do you notice in the painting? What colors do you see? How does this painting make you feel and why?
Write a poem about it using the word BLUE.
Take a look at this impressionist painting. What do you notice in the painting? What colors do you see? How does this painting make you feel and why?
Write a poem about it using the word BLUE.
March 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Today, March 21st is National Poetry Day!
Take a look at this impressionist painting. What do you notice in the painting? What colors do you see? How does this painting make you feel and why?
Write a poem about it using the word BLUE.
Take a look at this impressionist painting. What do you notice in the painting? What colors do you see? How does this painting make you feel and why?
Write a poem about it using the word BLUE.
• When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence.
March 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
• When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence.
How do we leverage Reading Squares to help our reluctant readers and writers compose well-constructed responses? Below is a step-by-step pictorial explanation of the sentence structure through each square.
March 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
How do we leverage Reading Squares to help our reluctant readers and writers compose well-constructed responses? Below is a step-by-step pictorial explanation of the sentence structure through each square.
With several opportunities to grow your writing community, contact me for information on workshops, PLCs and curriculum design. #professionaldevelopment #writingcommunity #superintendent #education
March 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
With several opportunities to grow your writing community, contact me for information on workshops, PLCs and curriculum design. #professionaldevelopment #writingcommunity #superintendent #education
March 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The Passaic County Community College Poetry Center is a wonderful place to hear contemporary poets and to read your own at their open mic portion. On Dec 7, I attended to hear Saida Agostini and to read two poem of my own. Click on the full day below. My portion is from 46:33-50:25.
#poetrysky
#poetrysky
Saida Agostini, Distinguished Poets Series, 2024
YouTube video by Poetry Center at PCCC
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March 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Passaic County Community College Poetry Center is a wonderful place to hear contemporary poets and to read your own at their open mic portion. On Dec 7, I attended to hear Saida Agostini and to read two poem of my own. Click on the full day below. My portion is from 46:33-50:25.
#poetrysky
#poetrysky
#poetryinbloom is a weekly challenge based on the prompts I post. Feel free to write a poem, tag me, and post on IG with #poetryinbloom.
Here is one poem I wrote with the prompt to get started!
Here is one poem I wrote with the prompt to get started!
March 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
#poetryinbloom is a weekly challenge based on the prompts I post. Feel free to write a poem, tag me, and post on IG with #poetryinbloom.
Here is one poem I wrote with the prompt to get started!
Here is one poem I wrote with the prompt to get started!
🍎 Exciting news! I’m competing in America’s Favorite Teacher! 🗳 Vote daily to help me win $25K, a trip to Hawaii & a Bill Nye assembly! ❤️ Link is below!
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Is Tara Temprano America's Favorite Teacher?
Teaching inspires me to empower students, spark creativity, and foster growth. I love guiding learners to find their voice and thrive.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🍎 Exciting news! I’m competing in America’s Favorite Teacher! 🗳 Vote daily to help me win $25K, a trip to Hawaii & a Bill Nye assembly! ❤️ Link is below!
#favoriteteacher
#favoriteteacher
Then they came for labor… #unionstrong
February 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Then they came for labor… #unionstrong
Poetry reveals itself to us in different ways. I analyzed love this week since it was Valentine’s Day. #poetrysky #writersky
February 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Poetry reveals itself to us in different ways. I analyzed love this week since it was Valentine’s Day. #poetrysky #writersky
Valentine’s Day can sometimes be a challenge but it important to know and understand who you are. This poem started as a quote I saw on social media, but it became a bio poem of me. #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #love #writersky
Happy Valentine’s Day!! ❤️🥰😘😍
Happy Valentine’s Day!! ❤️🥰😘😍
February 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Valentine’s Day can sometimes be a challenge but it important to know and understand who you are. This poem started as a quote I saw on social media, but it became a bio poem of me. #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #love #writersky
Happy Valentine’s Day!! ❤️🥰😘😍
Happy Valentine’s Day!! ❤️🥰😘😍
While sitting in my chair at the hair salon, I thought about all the negative news stories being thrown out and the word “overwhelm” scanned across my brain.
February 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
While sitting in my chair at the hair salon, I thought about all the negative news stories being thrown out and the word “overwhelm” scanned across my brain.
Nancy Drew Christmas
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
The Baker’s Secret
Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back
The Prophets
Legends and Lattes
These are a few of my current reads.
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
The Baker’s Secret
Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back
The Prophets
Legends and Lattes
These are a few of my current reads.
February 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Nancy Drew Christmas
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
The Baker’s Secret
Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back
The Prophets
Legends and Lattes
These are a few of my current reads.
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
The Baker’s Secret
Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back
The Prophets
Legends and Lattes
These are a few of my current reads.
@bethkempton.bsky.social has a #tinywinterpoem challenge that hits all the right spots. One word, one picture, and write for ten minutes. The poetry that’s created packs a punch and there are not any revisions. Sometimes our imposter syndrome needs a rest. #poetrysky #writersky
February 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
@bethkempton.bsky.social has a #tinywinterpoem challenge that hits all the right spots. One word, one picture, and write for ten minutes. The poetry that’s created packs a punch and there are not any revisions. Sometimes our imposter syndrome needs a rest. #poetrysky #writersky
