Poetry

PhoneMe App iOS/Android Update #3 — Lots of bug fix

PhoneMe App iOS/Android Update #2 — It’s here

The PhoneMe app is finally out. Both the Apple iOS App Store and the Google…

PhoneMe Workshop at Ritsumeikan

Last week, the PhoneMe Team organized a workshop with Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange students. This…

Check out Rachel’s “Run”

The newest member of the DLC, Rachel Horst, has a lovely poem on the PhoneMe map that you don’t want to miss! It’s…

Take a trip to the coastal islands…

This month, the PhoneMe Project team members were incredibly fortunate to be able to visit Point Grey Secondary in Vancouver. We did some poetry writing with a few classes of remarkable grade 12 students. Their writing is phenomenal!

The captivating Clifton Joseph

The latest PhoneMe poet who contributed to our map is the incredible Clifton Jospeh. His piece is called “Shots on Eglington” and it is a powerful offering — you don’t want to miss it! Please make sure you head over to the map for a listen.

PhoneMe PD with Maple Ridge — Pitt Meadows teachers and poets

This week, the PhoneMe team was fortunate enough to connect with teachers and poets working in the Maple Ridge — Pitt Meadows area. During a professional development session hosted by Westview Secondary, teachers and…

What’s in the works at PhoneMe

During the past couple of weeks, the PhoneMe team has continued to work on curriculum development as well as connecting with local teachers to set up potential future workshops for 2018. Recently, we have developed a few new poetry templates as part of our efforts to build a…

Engaging Enver Creek Secondary in PhoneMe poetry

This week, the members of the PhoneMe project team were thrilled to be invited and so warmly welcomed to Enver Creek Secondary School in Surrey. We had the privilege to work with many English classes over the course of the day, ranging from…

Final VPL PhoneMe session of 2017

This week marks the final session at the VPL for our poetry workshops in 2017. As we turn our attention towards working with youth in schools in the new year, we are reflecting on how grateful we are to the wonderful library staff at the nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch…