ORGANIZED BY MICHAEL ROTHENBERG AND TERRI CARRION.
Sponsored by FSU Libraries. Gratitude to Al Cuneo for graphics.
TALLAHASSEE 2018
LIBRARIES
FSU Libraries: Michael Rothenberg/Poet in Residence, Southeast Review, FSU Libraries and FSU Special Collections. 3:30pm at Strozier Library.
LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library –Sally Mason- Family Time, Saturday, September 29 11:00 am, Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha Archer
BOOKSTORES AND POETRY GROUP EVENTS
My Favorite Books-Amanda Babcock Tallahassee, Florida Sun. Sept 30th at 2pm! Rebecca Cummings will be reading poems to children. We will also have all our children’s poetry and even some adult poetry books available all week and weekend that anyone can come and read from in the store or purchase to take home or elsewhere to read to a child.
Midtown Reader-Hannah Beth Ragland- Kid Town Story Hour: Midtown Reader will be reading a few classic children’s poems – from Dr. Seuss to Shel Silverstein, along with some newer children’s poetry! After the reading we’ll have “pocket poems” for the children to decorate with stickers and bring home with them. Saturday, September 29 at 11 AM – 12 PM
Books-A-Million, Paul Weimer children’s poetry event featuring Saundra Kelly, reading Poems of Flight and Light, September 22. 2pm.
OASIS CENTER FOR WOMEN AND GIRLSMichelle Gomez– -Tallahasssee, Florida The Oasis Center will have facilitators read poems and present poems for the girls to read
Apalachee Elementary
Astoria Park Elementary
Pineview Elementary
Ruediger Elementary
Nims Middle School
Griffin Middle School
PACE Center for Girls
Godby High School
Leon High School,
Teenage Parent Program (TAPP). We’ll also read poems to the children of the single moms during their group therapy session on Thursday, 27, 2018
HEADSTART SCHOOLS – Coordinator: Venita Treadwell
Mabry Street-Ravi Howard – 3 year olds (3 classes), 4 year olds (2 classes)
Louise B. Royal- Scott Sweeney
South City –Yolanda Franklin – 4 year olds (6 classes)
South City-Ravi Howard- 3 year olds (4 classes)
POETS GOING TO SCHOOL
Yolanda Franklin at Pineview Elementary and Rickards School-two classes, juniors and seniors
Mat Wenzel at Cornerstone Learning Community, 1 class
David Kirby at Ruediger Elementary, 1 class
Barbara Hamby at Gilchrist Elementary, 1 class
James Kimbrell atAstoria Elementary, two Classes
Jen Schomburg Kanke at Swift Creek Middle School, school video news show
Alex Quinlan at Astoria Park Elementary, 1 class
Juan Carlos Galeano-Maclay School-5th grade
Dorsey Elizabeth Olbrich- Maclay School, 5th grade
Joshua Johnston-Maclay School-5th grade
Elle Jones – W.T. Moore Elementary- six 3rd grade classes and Astoria Park Elementary Library class
Josephine Yu– Tallahassee School of Math and Science, 8th grade
FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS
Foster Grandparent Volunteers organized by Elder Care Services’ Program Coordinator Linda Schuyler Ford will share poems with kindergarteners at:
Riley Elementary
Bond Elementary
Woodville Elementary
Springwood Elementary
Apalachee Elementary
Astoria Park Elementary
Sealey Elementary
Oak Ridge Elementary
Pineview Elementary
Ruediger Elementary
Sabal Palm Elemenary
SELF-GUIDED READINGS
Jeanne Schroeder– Swift Creek Middle School
Elizabeth Wolcott– Cornerstone Learning Community
Samantha Schlazer – The Magnolia School
Katie Clark– Ghazvini Success Academy. 8, 9, 10 grade, six classes
FUTURE EVENTS
February -Liz Joyner’s Town Forum sponsored by Read A Poem To A Child, Tallahassee, FL
READ A POEM TO A CHILD PDF OF POEMS FROM FSU LIBRARIES