Tag: What Teachers Make

What Really Happens When Page Meets Stage? – Taylor Mali

August 28, 2013

Eight years ago, in November of 2005, I shared the stage at the old Bowery Poetry Club with my mentor Billy Collins. Because of Billy’s busy schedule, the event had been scheduled well over 18 months in advance during which time Bob Holman, the owner of the club, suggested that

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INTERVIEW: Taylor Mali is Metaphorically Yours.

May 23, 2013

Taylor Mali is one of the best known poets of the last decade. He’s been a part of seven national slam poet teams, four of which have won the competition. He spent nine years as a middle school teacher, and worked to create 1000 teachers through poetry, finally hitting the

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