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May 16, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Listen to New Young People’s Poet Laureate Margarita Engle on The Yarn

Travis: How’s that for timing, folks? Last week we released our episode with Margarita Engle and then the Poetry Foundation goes and names her Young People’s Poet Laureate. If you missed the episode, you can listen below. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/45-margarita-engle-lion-island-unraveled/s-i5f4y Subscribe below to catch every episode of The Yarn. Click here to subscribe to The Yarn Newsletter

May 7, 2017 by Colby Sharp

‘I Write Because I Read’ – Margarita Engle Visits The Yarn

Colby: Sitting down and interviewing with Margarita Engle at NCTE was truly an honor. She has given so much to the world of children’s literature. I hope you enjoy listening to her talk about her book Lion Island, her hope for her books, and why she writes. https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/45-margarita-engle-lion-island-unraveled/s-i5f4y Subscribe below to catch every episode. Click […]

November 17, 2016 by Colby Sharp

The Yarn is Headed to #NCTE16

Colby: The National Council for Teachers of English Annual Conference is one of my favorite conferences. Last year, in Minneapolis,  I spent the Saturday of NCTE conducting interviews. I interviewed book creators non-stop from 8 AM until 4 PM. It was a rewarding and exhausting day. This year I’m spreading things out a bit more. If […]

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