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Illustrated children's book cover depicting a girl laying on the grass sipping a milkshake. Also laying on the grass with here are a cow, fox, and chicken

Poetry for Us — Silence

  • Posted 02 May 2025
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Poetry

Silence, a poem by Elizabeth Ehrlich: Silence is an experience everyone should have To sit alone and listen to the sounds to the crickets

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Illustrated book cover of 2 birds eating berries off a bush. Text reads The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Author of Braiding Sweetgrass

Poetry for Us — The Serviceberry

  • Posted 01 April 2025
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month’s poetry is an excerpt from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

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Line drawing of a boy peeking around a brick wall into a garden.

Poetry for Us — The Importance of Eggs

  • Posted 03 March 2025
  • By Adrienne Grace
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The Importance of Eggs by David McCord is an excerpt from his book One at a Time: His Collected Poems for the Young

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Quote of the Month — March 2025

  • Posted 03 March 2025
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month’s quote is from Maria Montessori, author of This Nonviolent Life “We have the possibility to form the citizens of the world… “

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Illustrated cover of the book Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings. Poems by Joy Harjo. Native Americans dance around a pole with a figure head at the top.

Poetry for us — Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 6)

  • Posted 03 February 2025
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month we share Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 6) by Joy Harjo. This part focuses using what you learn.

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Poetry for us — Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 5)

  • Posted 02 January 2025
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month we share Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 5) by Joy Harjo. This part focuses on eliminating negative attitudes.

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Poetry for us — Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 4)

  • Posted 03 December 2024
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month we share Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 4) by Joy Harjo. This part focuses on reducing defensiveness.

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Poetry for us — Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 3)

  • Posted 03 November 2024
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month we share Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 3) by Joy Harjo. This part focuses on giving constructive feedback.

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