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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. […]

Book Club Announcement: “Twirl” by Callie Feyen

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Join us on March 13 as we begin a new book club discussion of Callie Feyen’s ‘Twirl: My Life With Stories, Writing & Clothes.’ Dress up, or dress down. It’s your choice!

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Take Your Poet to Work Day: Poet Treasure Hunt in the Library (Callie’s Story)

By Callie Feyen 36 Comments

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How did you spend Take Your Poet to Work Day? We want to know. Like this, from Callie Feyen. What a marvelous, ticklish, soul-jazz way to spend the day!

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Poetry Prompt: Courage to Follow

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Not sure what to write? Join author Callie Feyen and a couple of middle schoolers and get courage to follow the mystery.

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Poetry Prompt: Being a Pilgrim and a Martha Stewart Homemaker

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Join Callie Feyen and her journey into a 744 page book from Martha Stewart Homemaker. Then find yourself reflecting on what it means to be a pilgrim who alternately breaks myths and embraces them.

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Poetry Prompt: Monarch Butterfly’s Wildflower

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Join author Callie Feyen as she explores the Milkweed plant—a wildflower that nourishes some, and can kill others. Then write a poem on virtue and vice.

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Poetry Prompt: Monarch Butterfly Sleepy Transformation

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Join author Callie Feyen as she contemplates what a monarch butterfly can show us about changing and resting at the same time.

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Poetry Prompt: How To Write A French Poem

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Join author Callie Feyen as she explores a few French form poems! And play with how to write a French poem for yourself.

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Poetry Prompt: Create by Feel

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Join author Callie Feyen as she walks with another writer who inspires her to lean in and create by feel in times when it’s hard to know the art you are trying to make.

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Poetry Prompt: Spanish Story—Just a Minute

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Join author Callie Feyen as she reads a Spanish-inspired story to children that opens up stories of her own life.

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Poetry Prompt: Weekend Keeping

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How many ways can we keep what’s precious, asks author Callie Feyen. Come along and keep what you love or wish you’d loved, in a poem.

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Hermit Crab Essay 005: How To Discover Your Style

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

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Join author Callie Feyen as she lives the questions of what to keep and what to let go of, on the journey to discovering personal style.

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Poetry Prompt: Women Are Dancing

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Join author Callie Feyen for Women’s History Month, as she writes about two women and Aretha Franklin who gave her a little sparkle in the dark.

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Poetry Prompt: Found in the Library

By Callie Feyen 13 Comments

A delightful tale of finding and being found in the library. With a dash of amusement. Join author Callie Feyen and write your own library poem.

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Poetry Prompt: Library of Memories

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Which books have you seemingly outgrown but still treasure? Join Callie Feyen as she writes her daughters and tells them about the stories she hopes they won’t forget.

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Poetry Prompt: Three Roads To What You Love

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Join author Callie Feyen and explore the many roads there are to get at what we love.

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Poetry Prompt: Flying with the Flamingo

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Follow Callie Feyen as she watches a flamingo fly and considers longing on a winter morning.

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Poetry Prompt: Queen Bees and the Poetry Question

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Can you make poetry out of painful moments in your life? Join queen bees and author Callie Feyen as she (and Miley Cyrus) show you how.

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Poetry Prompt: Name the Hard

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What do you do when learning something is difficult? Join Callie Feyen as she learns a lesson from her daughter on how to name the hard.

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An Invitation: To Be In Each Other’s Orbit

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Join author Callie Feyen as she encourages us to build a sharing list to help us better orbit each other this holiday season.

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