‘Teach This Poem’ is on a mission to help teachers and students understand the world

The National Book Foundation announced on Thursday the winner of the 2018 Innovations in Reading Prize, its annual social-impact-through-literature award. 

Each year the foundation honors one individual or organization that has developed an innovative project that champions literature. Past winners include Barbershop Books, which puts books in barbershops to help inspire young black boys to read, and Next Chapter Book Club, a a community-based reading program for adolescents and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This year, the winner of the Innovations in Reading Prize is The Academy of American Poets for its “Teach This Poem” program. Read more…

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