Mountain Pine 7th grade
Mountain Pine 7th grade Jermaine McClure, poet and actor from Little Rock, shares his own poetry and that of Langston Hughes with 7th and 8th grade students at Mountain Pine. Students write and recite their own poetry.
Mountain Pine 7th grade Jermaine McClure, poet and actor from Little Rock, shares his own poetry and that of Langston Hughes with 7th and 8th grade students at Mountain Pine. Students write and recite their own poetry.
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/nov/04/teaching-artist-encourages-young-poets/?f=trilakes#.W99FytKp6dY.gmail
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