Carol's Corner

How To Be a Poet BY  WENDELL BERRY (to remind myself) i    Make a place to sit down.    Sit down. Be quiet.    You must d...

I have always told my boys that your family are the people that love you and take care of your heart. I have worked hard to help my b...

Almost a month later, I'm still wrapping up my CYBILS reviews. Today's book is another novel in verse. RED BUTTERFLY, the debut...

Not quite a month ago, I wrapped up a stint as a first round judge for the CYBILS poetry category. This year, for the first time, nov...

So I'm kind of wondering if I might be losing my teaching mind??? I have always thought of myself as someone who demanded, and got, ...

Wednesday. Our kids' first  day back after vacation. Eighth grade lunch duty. I make my rounds between the tables, making my prese...

I'm still reviewing CYBILS nominees. Today's offering WONTON AND CHOPSTICK by Lee Wardlaw, is a sequel to WONTON, a story about ...