You Are Poetry
Book • 2021
Mike Johnston's 'You Are Poetry' explores the intersection of teaching, creativity, and reflective practice through essays and poems aimed at educators.
The book encourages teachers to embrace vulnerability, storytelling, and poetic thinking as tools for connection and professional renewal.
Johnston draws on classroom experience to offer prompts, anecdotes, and actionable ideas for incorporating creativity into teaching.
The work highlights how poetic language and reflective practices can heal, motivate, and deepen relationships with students and colleagues.
It serves as both inspiration and practical guidance for teachers seeking more meaningful engagement with their craft.
The book encourages teachers to embrace vulnerability, storytelling, and poetic thinking as tools for connection and professional renewal.
Johnston draws on classroom experience to offer prompts, anecdotes, and actionable ideas for incorporating creativity into teaching.
The work highlights how poetic language and reflective practices can heal, motivate, and deepen relationships with students and colleagues.
It serves as both inspiration and practical guidance for teachers seeking more meaningful engagement with their craft.
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