Welcome to National Poetry Month! We begin the celebration with one of our favorite poets AND poetry teachers, author Renee LaTulippe. Renee shares why she loves poetry and how, over her career, she's worked to help others understand and use poetry techniques in their own work.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• How Renee helped set our 12 x 12 poetry elves up for success
• Why Renee is so passionate about poetry
• What is so appealing about free verse
• How to make poetry exciting for anyone
• Enjoying poems vs. determining their symbolism
• What should your readers take away from your work
• What she loves about the craft of writing
• What she sets out to do (and not do) with her poetry
• The definition of "common measure"
• How she went from writing poetry anthologies to a poetry picture book to a poetry graphic novel
• Ways Limelight: Curtain Up on Poetry Comics could be used in Drama and English classes.
• The difference between a poem, an anthology of poetry in picture book form, and a poem picture book
• What she's working on now

Renee LaTulippe's books*:

• Crab Ballet by Renee LaTulippe and Cécile Metzger
• Limelight: Curtain Up on Poetry Comics by Renee LaTulippe and Chuck Gonzales

Whether you adore poetry or you're afraid of it, you're bound to be inspired by this episode.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Renee LaTulippe's Writing Lyrical and Rhyming Picture Books Bundle is now available for 25% off here
• Renee's Lyrical Language Lab here
• Renee's Story Lark Road Curriculum here
• Get the free poetry download here.

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