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The Teacher Diaries: Romeo & Juliet

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The Teacher Diaires Front Cover with Lauren Winner

NAMED A 2018 FAVORITE BOOK, First Things Magazine What do teachers feel when facing William Shakespeare, tales of family feud, breathless kissing scenes—all in front of a class of teens who are keeping their heads down (and threatening to fall asleep or plot their next prank in the process)? We may never know what our […]

Romeo & Juliet—the full play: includes essays and annotations by Callie Feyen of The Teacher Diaries

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CF-Teacher Diaries Companion Romeo and Juliet Play

“A love story, an epic tragedy, a cautionary tale about parents respecting their children, even, incredibly, more than a minor note of humor—Romeo and Juliet has it all,” says editor Sara Barkat. Now, in this special volume, you can encounter this enduring play in the company of four vibrant women who love stories and ideas. […]

The Teacher Diaries: Romeo & Juliet

This poignant memoir begins with a kiss. Then, page by page, it reveals educator Callie Feyen’s generous, hopeful, and humorous heart. For teachers everywhere, Feyen will help them remember why they teach. For those of us who just love to get the juicy details of what someone in a challenging position really thinks, this book […]

Poetry Prompt: Your Queen Mab—What Helps Or Haunts You?

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Brilliant Purple Flower Haunts

Join author Callie Feyen as she shares an excerpt from The Teacher Diaries, and explores the dreams we have that both help and haunt us.

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“The Sadbook Collections 2″ by Sara Barkat

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Child hugging tree Sadbook Barkat

“The Sadbook Collections 2” by Sara Barkat provides cartoons of a stick figure character who has a poetic heart.

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“The Colour Out of Space” by H.P. Lovecraft and Sara Barkat

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Salt Flats Lovecraft Sara Barkat

Using a graphic novel format, Sara Barkat has turned H.P. Lovecraft’s horror classic “The Colour Out of Space” into a classic of its own.

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A TS Classic: “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde

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Geraniums Wilde Dorian Gray Barkat

A new edition of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Sara Barkat, shows how the story still applies to our own time.

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Writing Prompt: How To Be Grateful

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How do you be grateful, especially when it’s the worst possible time for gratitude? Author Callie Feyen talke you through it (with scones).

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Writing Prompt: Open Wide Your Wounded, Wonderful Heart

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What book helps you write from your wounded and wonderful heart? Author Callie Feyen discusses teaching “Walk Two Moons.”

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Poetry Prompt: Almanac of Last Things—Write From Your Now

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Write from your now, using all five senses and the present moment. Callie Feyen follows poetry advice she learned in Washington, D.C.

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Poetry Prompt: Observation that Evokes

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Observations can evoke—even in a swimming pool. Callie Feyen considers the micro-essays and art of “The Swimming Studies” by Leanne Shapton.

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Poetry Prompt: Worthy of Flair

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It takes strength to believe you are worthy of flair. Where can you bring out the flair in your life? Join Callie Feyen for a poetry prompt.

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Poetry Prompt: When I Am Old

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What kind of person will I be “When I am old”? Callie Feyen writes a poem in which she relishes, for a moment, being exactly who she is.

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Poetry Prompt: But Take Away The Fear

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Teacher and author Callie Feyen can’t take away the fear of creating something new, but she can help you turn your fear into poetry.

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Poetry Prompt: Poem for a Summer’s Finish

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Sunlight valley Norwegian Fjord

Join author Callie Feyen has she explores summer’s finish and autumn’s beginning as her daughter prepares to start high school.

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Poetry Prompt: Back to School Moment

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Join author Callie Feyen in a back to school moment, as she explores the poetry that can come from standing in the shoes of someone else.

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Poetry Prompt: Start Your Writing with Inspiration

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How does a writer start writing? With inspiration. For Callie Feyen, that begins with a poem.

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Poetry Prompt: A Start Poem

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When do you know it’s time to start? Callie Feyen writes a poem about it and invites you to write one too.

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Poetry Prompt: It Is the Poet Who Looks

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It is the Poet who looks. Join Callie Feyen as she contemplates the wreck of the Wilhelm Gustloff while awaiting the results of a Covid test.

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Poetry Prompt: Just the Facts

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Just the facts, Ma’am becomes the beginning of poetry, when you take those facts and begin to stack them up. Try this Just the Facts prompt!

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