Preview of Article:
A Pure Medley
Illustrator: Favianna Rodriguez
In a class on culturally responsive teaching at Ithaca College, my professor, Jeff Claus, asked us to create poems of introduction. He was modeling how to use two of Linda Christensen’s poetry lessons: “Where I’m From: Inviting Students’ Lives into the Classroom” (from Reading, Writing, and Rising Up) and “For My People: Celebrating Community Through Poetry” (from Teaching for Joy and Justice). My poem was inspired by Margaret Walker’s “For My People.”