Interview

3-2-1 Spotlight on FOR THE WIN: Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes

Interview

DiverseVerse has started an immersive, to-the-point new column, 3-2-1 Spotlight starting with an interview of Irene Latham and Charles Waters on their upcoming anthology, FOR THE WIN: Poems Celebrating Phenomenal Athletes.

Interview

Interview, Anthology, 3-2-1 Spotlight

Interview, Book Recommendation

If Elephants Could Talk: An Interview with Ranjeeta Ram

Interview, Book Recommendation

Interview with Ranjeeta Ram, author of If Elephants Could Talk

Interview, Book Recommendation

Book Recommendation, Interview

Zarina Divided: Interview with Reem Faruqi

Book Recommendation, Interview

Interview with Reem Faruqi, author of Zarina Divided

Book Recommendation, Interview

Book Recommendation, Review

Kareem Between Will Appeal to All Tweens

Book Recommendation, Review

Review of Kareem Between

Book Recommendation, Review

Call for Poetry, Poetry For Action, Poetry And Action, Poetry In Action, Poetry Month

Poems for Action 2025 Finalists & Diverse Verse Youth Poets of the Year!

Call for Poetry, Poetry For Action, Poetry And Action, Poetry In Action, Poetry Month

Six featured poems by young poets, chosen from our 2025 call for “poems of action”

Call for Poetry, Poetry For Action, Poetry And Action, Poetry In Action, Poetry Month

Book Recommendation, Book Review

When The Mapou Sings: Review

Book Recommendation, Book Review

Review of When Mapou Sings by Nadine Pinede

Book Recommendation, Book Review

Book Recommendation, Review, Interview

A cup of perfection

Book Recommendation, Review, Interview

Interview with Nikki Grimes, author of A Cup of Quiet, Review and Book Recommendation from Padma Venkatraman

Book Recommendation, Review, Interview

Diverse Verse Happenings

Diverse Verse Happenings: A cross-section of past, present and future poetic news and updates from the Diverse Verse community. We dive into detail on what was shared through our newsletter, Roots and Leaves, in spring 2025.

Call for Poetry, Young Poets, Poetry Teacher, ELA Teachers, Poetry Month, Poetry In Action, Poetry For Action, Poetry And Action

Poems for Action 2025

Call for Poetry, Young Poets, Poetry Teacher, ELA Teachers, Poetry Month, Poetry In Action, Poetry For Action, Poetry And Action

We’re excited by the theme for the Diverse Verse 2025 annual call for poetry by young poets (grades 3 -12): Poems for Action!

Theme: Poems for Action

We invite young poets in grades 3 through 12 to craft a poem that is a call to action during Poetry Month 2025, and to send it to us via the submission form. Young poets may interpret the theme of hope in whatever way they wish:

Call for Poetry, Young Poets, Poetry Teacher, ELA Teachers, Poetry Month, Poetry In Action, Poetry For Action, Poetry And Action

Interview, Carole Boston Weatherford

On Becoming YPP Laureate:

Interview, Carole Boston Weatherford

An Interview with the upcoming Young Peoples Poetry Laureate of the United States, Carole Boston Weatherford

Interview, Carole Boston Weatherford

Book Recommendation, Classroom Activity, Lesson Starter, Hands-on Activity

Poetry and Action:

Book Recommendation, Classroom Activity, Lesson Starter, Hands-on Activity

Classroom Activities inspired by the verse novel Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman

Book Recommendation, Classroom Activity, Lesson Starter, Hands-on Activity

Book Recommendation, Review, Recommendations

Smooth Sailing and Safe Harbor in 2025…

Book Recommendation, Review, Recommendations

Trade review excerpt, early praise, order link and author visit information for Padma Venkatraman’s sixth novel and second novel in verse, Safe Harbor

Book Recommendation, Review, Recommendations

Haibun, Hands-on Activity, Holly Thompson, Writing Prompt

Listening to Trees and the Haibun Form

Haibun, Hands-on Activity, Holly Thompson, Writing Prompt

How to Write Haibun by Holly Thompson

Haibun, Hands-on Activity, Holly Thompson, Writing Prompt

Poetry Resources, Book Recommendation, Resource, Recommendations, Hands-on Activity, Summary, List, Collated Resources, Lisa Stringfellow, Suma Subramaniam, Valerie Bolling, Padma Venkatraman

NCTE 2024 Diverse Verse Panel Resource List

Poetry Resources, Book Recommendation, Resource, Recommendations, Hands-on Activity, Summary, List, Collated Resources, Lisa Stringfellow, Suma Subramaniam, Valerie Bolling, Padma Venkatraman

List of Resources recommended by NCTE 2024 Diverse Verse Panelists and Moderator (Lisa Stringfellow, Suma Subramaniam, Valerie Bolling, Padma Venkatraman)

Poetry Resources, Book Recommendation, Resource, Recommendations, Hands-on Activity, Summary, List, Collated Resources, Lisa Stringfellow, Suma Subramaniam, Valerie Bolling, Padma Venkatraman

NCTE 2024, Book Recommendation, Padma Venkatraman, Valerie Bolling, Lisa Stringfellow, Hanh Bui, Suma Subramaniam, Nadine Pinede, Arya Shahi, Ranjeeta Ramkumar, Edna Cabcabin Moran

Diverse Verse on the National Stage

NCTE 2024, Book Recommendation, Padma Venkatraman, Valerie Bolling, Lisa Stringfellow, Hanh Bui, Suma Subramaniam, Nadine Pinede, Arya Shahi, Ranjeeta Ramkumar, Edna Cabcabin Moran

Diverse Verse NCTE Panel information and short list of recommended reading by panelists and diverse verse authors who lead #DiverseVerse’s annual call for poetry.