Writing in rhythm
Subtitle: spoken word poetry in urban classrooms
By: Maisha T. Fisher.
Series: Language and literacy series
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807747704; 9780807747711
Subjects: Poetry -- Study and teaching (Secondary school) -- New York (State) -- New York
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Learning to sing : the emergence of a new literate and literary; title: Soul models, rebel voices, or "who we be"; title: "I want to hear your music" : the art of reading and feeding; title: "We speak in all tongues" : the politics of bronxonics; title: Joe's griots and "exotic dah-dah" :  learning how to "catch" words; title: Modern blues writers : lived experience as literary inspiration; title: "We see ourselves as travelers" : building literate identities.