Topic: Awakening the Heart

Awakening the Heart Audiobook

Awakening the Heart is now available as an audiobook! Listen to the book in the author, Georgia Heard's, own voice.

Integrating Poetry Into a Busy Classroom

How can I fit poetry into my busy classroom schedule? And how do I even introduce poetry to students?

Fostering Community Through Collaborative Projects

Collaborative writing projects can encourage students to work together and share ideas while developing their skills. Learn more from Georgia Heard.

Celebratory Book Launch

Join Georgia Heard, Naomi Shihab Nye, and guests in a live virtual interview hosted by Zoë Ryder White in celebration of Awakening the Heart 2e.

Heard Blogs24

Watch a video of Georgia Heard reading Where to Find Poetry from Awakening the Heart 2nd edition, released on March 19, 2024.

Awakening the Heart Blog Banner

Georgia Heard explores the power of poetry to nurture student relationships and build community.

Close Reading

From Awakening the Heart 2/e, explore how to guide students through closely reading a poem over a week.

Seeded Heart Poems of Hope

An activity with heart shaped paper, seeded with wildflowers, for writing poems of hope.

Students Need Poetry

Georgia Heard outlines changes in the new edition of Awakening the Heart, and to think of ways to infuse poetry into the classroom.

Red Center 18

This week on the podcast, Georgia Heard talks about teaching poetry today.