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“Week of…” is a special series where we dedicate an entire week of posts to a particular poem or poet. These weeks include posts of the poems, reflections on the poems, background on the poet and videos of the poet or others reading the poems. All of the poets in this series also appear in “Teaching with Heart,” “Leading from Within” or “Teaching with Fire.” Our first “Week of Fire” was centered around Judy Brown’s poem “Fire” which appeared in “Teaching with Fire” and “Leading from Within.”

TweetToday is the anniversary of Lucille Clifton’s birthday.  She was a remarkable woman and poet. Though she is no longer with us, her poetry still speaks to us. Throughout the......
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TweetNominate your favorite poet or poem for the next “Week of…” Who’s your favorite poet? What’s your favorite poem? We had such a great time with the “Week of Fire”......
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TweetMaking Space In the excerpt below from her book, The Art and Spirit of Leadership, Judy Brown shares how she learns from and takes in people’s insights about her poems.......
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TweetTara Reynolds reading the Italian translation of Fire Judy Brown writes: “This is Tara Reynolds reading “Fire” – “Il Fuoco” in Italian before a fire in Minnesota at a Courage......
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Tweet Judy Brown shared this picture of the fireplace in the house where she grew up in Michigan.  She writes: “It strikes me that as a child I likely spent......
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TweetToday’s post is a video of Judy Brown reading and reflecting on her poem, “Fire.”  Enjoy!...
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TweetBecky van der Bogert’s Reflections on Fire “You have an interstitial lung disease and there isn’t anything . . .” I didn’t need to hear the rest. My mother had......
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TweetFrom: Teaching with Fire — Maggie Anderson Coming from Montana, I have learned the art of fire building. I have tried different types of wood, different sizes of kindling, different......
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TweetIntroduction to Judy Brown’s “Fire” It is the first full week of January. Most of you are returning to the classroom after time spent in the warmth of family and......
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