Wendy Mnookin

For many years, I have been teaching poetry to children and adults. I teach one-day workshops and semester-long courses. I teach in schools, colleges, art centers and neighborhood programs. I teach elementary, junior high and high school students. I teach college courses, adult education and teacher training workshops.

Some of the communities I have taught in include Boston, Cambridge, Dedham, Newton, Northborough, Southborough, Sharon, and Winchester.

Under the auspices of Arts in Progress, I taught a year-long residency in bilingual classes in an urban elementary school.

With artist and bookmaker Deborah Davidson, I developed and taught "Integrating Our Worlds," in which children work with partners to translate poems into other languages and into images.

I taught a week-end workshop at The Writers' Garrett in Dallas, Texas, and a week-long workshop at the The Writers' Center in Chautauqua, New York. I taught at Music of Words in the summer music festival in Bend, Oregon.

Under the auspices of Hebrew Union College and Jewish Family Services, I shared my poetry in outreach education programs on drug abuse and early childhood loss and grieving.

"She provided one of the best residencies we have ever experienced! She gave our students many excellent lessons and inspired them to write in a way they never thought possible....The most profound impact, though, was on my staff....Ms. Mnookin's workshops with the teachers allowed them to explore their own voices while modeling techniques to draw out the poetic voice of their students."
--teacher at the Neary School, Southborough, MA


"Teachers and children learned new techniques. Interest in reading and writing poetry increased along with self-confidence in experimenting with different types of poetry. Her residency inspired on-going explorations of poetry and follow-up activities. Having Wendy, an authentic poet, directly involved with teachers and children was an enriching experience for everyone."
--Principal of East Elementary School, Sharon, MA

"She's just great. She really makes everyone excited about writing, gives wonderful feedback and truly makes an effort to get to know her students. She creates a great learning environment. This was my favorite class ever at BC!"
--student at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA