Halia
@eshpo.bsky.social
Mom of 3 boys; nature/stars/stories/poetry/art/cooking from scratch; one dog and two cats; have to remind myself to count to 10 before I respond; HS English and ESL teacher, throws coach, Canadian, born in Ukraine
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they're all so different! if you're looking for meditations/nature, I'd say Limon, Kooser, and Kunitz are great; for spirituality I'd say Lee and Howe; for liminality I'd say Transtromer, Wright, Merwin; for sheer brilliance Smith, Dove, Kaminsky, for surprise/delight Muradyan, Chen, Lux, Clifton...
August 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
they're all so different! if you're looking for meditations/nature, I'd say Limon, Kooser, and Kunitz are great; for spirituality I'd say Lee and Howe; for liminality I'd say Transtromer, Wright, Merwin; for sheer brilliance Smith, Dove, Kaminsky, for surprise/delight Muradyan, Chen, Lux, Clifton...
What an excellent idea! And a beautiful presentation! Your students are so lucky to be led by you. So meaningful and also fun.
August 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
What an excellent idea! And a beautiful presentation! Your students are so lucky to be led by you. So meaningful and also fun.
Thank you for sharing. The links in the essay are so relevant to educators. I want to read everything.
I also learned a new word: a slopper.
I also learned a new word: a slopper.
August 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thank you for sharing. The links in the essay are so relevant to educators. I want to read everything.
I also learned a new word: a slopper.
I also learned a new word: a slopper.
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"Another Day" by Craig Morgan Teicher, "A Prayer Among Friends" by John Daniel, "The Real Work" by Wendell Berry, "Those Hours" by Joyce Sutphen, "Count That Day Lost" by George Eliot,"Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "When all the world is young, lad" by Charles Kingsley
"Another Day" by Craig Morgan Teicher, "A Prayer Among Friends" by John Daniel, "The Real Work" by Wendell Berry, "Those Hours" by Joyce Sutphen, "Count That Day Lost" by George Eliot,"Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "When all the world is young, lad" by Charles Kingsley
August 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
You may add
"Another Day" by Craig Morgan Teicher, "A Prayer Among Friends" by John Daniel, "The Real Work" by Wendell Berry, "Those Hours" by Joyce Sutphen, "Count That Day Lost" by George Eliot,"Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "When all the world is young, lad" by Charles Kingsley
"Another Day" by Craig Morgan Teicher, "A Prayer Among Friends" by John Daniel, "The Real Work" by Wendell Berry, "Those Hours" by Joyce Sutphen, "Count That Day Lost" by George Eliot,"Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "When all the world is young, lad" by Charles Kingsley
Shakespearean dramas that we teach in our high school:
Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet
Gr. 10: Macbeth
Gr. 11: Hamlet
Gr. 12: King Lear or Othello
Other titles:
Gr. 9: book clubs (various titles)
Gr. 10: The Kite Runner
Gr. 11: memoirs
Gr. 12: The Handmaid's Tale, Where the Crawdads Sing, 1984, The Wars
Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet
Gr. 10: Macbeth
Gr. 11: Hamlet
Gr. 12: King Lear or Othello
Other titles:
Gr. 9: book clubs (various titles)
Gr. 10: The Kite Runner
Gr. 11: memoirs
Gr. 12: The Handmaid's Tale, Where the Crawdads Sing, 1984, The Wars
August 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Shakespearean dramas that we teach in our high school:
Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet
Gr. 10: Macbeth
Gr. 11: Hamlet
Gr. 12: King Lear or Othello
Other titles:
Gr. 9: book clubs (various titles)
Gr. 10: The Kite Runner
Gr. 11: memoirs
Gr. 12: The Handmaid's Tale, Where the Crawdads Sing, 1984, The Wars
Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet
Gr. 10: Macbeth
Gr. 11: Hamlet
Gr. 12: King Lear or Othello
Other titles:
Gr. 9: book clubs (various titles)
Gr. 10: The Kite Runner
Gr. 11: memoirs
Gr. 12: The Handmaid's Tale, Where the Crawdads Sing, 1984, The Wars