"Thank you so very much for all of your hard work bringing Jorge Argueta into our lives.  He certainly touched each and every one of us in a very special way.  As my student, Leonel, summed it up, ‘Words are power.’ My students loved studying about him and his work, and to have him here reading his own poems with such emotion was amazing.  Furthermore, he was a fabulous role model as a male, multilingual, immigrant author.  Thanks again!!!"

Karie Cooper, 2nd grade teacher)

For over fifteen years I have presented heartwarming workshops, classroom visits, assemblies that successfully teach creative writing from elementary school to college level. I also am experienced working with special populations of kids in juvenile hall, homeless shelters, children's hospitals and art environments.

In my programs, kids learn to develop love and respect for their native language. I show them how to find their own voice in the art of writing. Working (and playing) with me, they discover that words have wings that help them express their feelings of happiness, sadness, wonder and more.

 

Kids learn that poetry is everywhere with fun and ingenious word exercises. Poetry is in places where they least expect it: in their backpacks, shoes, their parents' stories, flowers, rocks, and everywhere else that poetry lives. When I weave in my own story of being an indigenous Salvadoran immigrant, I am capable of touching kids' hearts in wonderful ways.

The final product of the programs is a piece of writing produced by each child!