Peter Kahn has taught English and spoken word poetry to thousands of students at Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School since 1994. In collaboration with his current and former students, Kahn ...
Poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Dan "Sully" Sullivan, and club founder Peter Kahn have curated a new anthology celebrating the legacy of a... A high school spoken-word club changed students' ...
Editor’s note: Not long after Amanda Gorman recited one of her poems at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, three of her forthcoming books skyrocketed to three of the top four spots on ...
OAK PARK, Ill. (CBS) -- A suburban teacher is about to retire after decades in the classroom, but he's going out with a bang. CBS 2 Morning Insider Marissa Parra shows us the big finale and a parallel ...
Larry Barron, aka LB the Poet, isn't your typical teacher.Once a week, Barron teaches a spoken word workshop at Winston-Salem Street School, an alternative high school for at-risk students who have ...
April 16 was B.Y.O.P. night at Coming to the Table-Historic Triangle’s monthly gathering. Everyone was invited to Bring Your Own Poem to observe National Poetry Month, which was established to ...
When Peter Kahn became an English teacher at the Chicago-area Oak Park and River Forest High School, he was terrified of teaching poetry. "Poetry was my least favorite subject as a student, and my ...
Larry Barron, aka LB the Poet, isn't your typical teacher.Once a week, Barron teaches a spoken word workshop at Winston-Salem Street School, an alternative high school for at-risk students who have ...