Matthew Zapruder

Talk: Matthew Zapruder

9 MAY 2018 — wednesday

Poet and writer Matthew Zapruder, Why Poetry, discusses how students can benefit from poetry and the practice of close reading, this talk explores how teachers and students can engage with poetry in the classroom and includes close readings from several texts taught in Berkeley Schools, Berkeley Public Library, North Branch, 1170 The Alameda, Berkeley, free, 6:30-8:00 (www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/events/why-poetry-supporting-student-encounters-close-reading-and-critical-thinking-north)