Broward County Arts in Education: Literary

Free Programs offered by poet Anastasia Clark

Program Title:	Free Poetry Reading & Discussion
Program Type:	Performance
Program description:	Read a variety of poems from my books and works in progress. Answer questions about the poems themselves or questions about how to get published. Encourage students to read or write poetry- and to develop their interests in it.
Program length:	1-4 hrs
Program Fee:	Free
Program Student number:	10-50
Program Grade:	Adults HIGH 9-12 MIDDLE 6 - 8 Seniors
Target Audience:	AT-RISK STUDENTS COMMUNITY BASED GENERAL GIFTED IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES
Course Focus listing:	Literary
Space needed:	Classroom
Program Activities and Learning Outcomes:	Introduction. Poetry Reading. Discussion. Free pens to all participants. Motivate students to read and explore more poetry. Motivate students to write more poetry.

Program Title:	Free Change Your Life With Poetry!
Program Type:	Student Workshop
Program description:	How to use poetry as a way to cope with life's everyday challenges. How to make poetry a friend- a lifelong friend.
Program length:	1-4 HOURS TOTAL
Program Fee:	Free
Program Student number:	10-50
Program Grade:	Adults HIGH 9-12 MIDDLE 6 - 8 Seniors
Target Audience:	AT-RISK STUDENTS COMMUNITY BASED GENERAL GIFTED IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES
Course Focus listing:	Literary
Space needed:	Classroom
Program Activities and Learning Outcomes:	An interactive program allowing students to explore poetry as a reader and/or a writer. Discuss poems written in response to different challenges - such as adolescence, love, loss, grief, divorce, illness, aging, addiction. Free pens for all participants. Encourage students to use poetry in troubled times- to reduce stress and turmoil. Encourage students to discover their inner poetic voice.