Okay. So I didn't really do any research to back up that claim, but I'm going to go with common mom sense and say it anyway. Why? Because anything that gets a 7 year old thinking metaphorically and descriptively in order to write something after being given a topic is just super awesome. It's certainly different from doing math drills and pouring over grammar rules.  Right? Poetry frees the mind.  For a kid, it's a break from the norm.  It's an outlet for expressing feelings without fear of offending, being wrong, or not being good enough. In poetry, all feelings, thoughts, and ideas are valid.  Encouraged in fact - and are just yelling to be shared. That's why I'm so excited for Galit Breen's new project.  In conjunction with Unbound Content, she has called for ...continue reading