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Everybody’s Vaguely Familiar: Jack Powers, Poetry & A Career of Teaching Writing
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Listen to poet and teacher Jack Powers on the occasion of his volume of poetry, Everybody’s Vaguely Familiar.Summary:
We kick-off National Poetry Month by visiting with poet and teacher Jack Powers, celebrating the publication of his new book, Everybody’s Vaguely Familiar.
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To celebrate National Poetry Month , NWP Radio visited with poet and teacher Jack Powers, celebrating the publication of his book, Everybody’s Vaguely Familiar. He also discussed his successful career in teaching writing as a National Writing Project fellow and ways to celebrate National Poetry Month throughout April.
Guests
- Jack Powers, Poet; Teacher at Joel Barlow High School
- Tanya Baker (Host), Director of National Programs, National Writing Project
- Bryan Ripley Crandall (Co-Host), Director, Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield
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This post is part of the Meet the Poets: the Writers Council and Beyond collection.
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