Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Author of Poems Are Teachers: How Studying Poetry Strengthens Writing in All Genres and co-author of Poetry: Big Thoughts in Small Packages, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater also writes books for children. Her titles include Forest Has a Song, Every Day Birds, Read! Read! Read!, and With My Hands, and her poems appear in many anthologies. A graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University, former fifth grade teacher, and writing teacher of 20 years, Amy leads school assemblies, offers writing workshops for all ages, and speaks frequently at conferences. She makes her home in Western New York, sharing snips of life at her popular classroom blog www.poemfarm.amylv.com and on Twitter @amylvpoemfarm.

Featured Resources

Poems Are TeachersAmy Ludwig VanDerwaterGrade(s): 2nd - 8th

Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing, Grade 2Lucy Calkins et al. Grade(s): 2nd

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