Poet Laureate on the Power of Poetry and Working with CPS
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Juan Felipe Herrera was named U.S. Poet Laureate by President Barack Obama in 2015.
For the past year, Juan Felipe Herrera has been working with dozens of Chicago Public School teachers to bring his passion for poetry to thousands of ninth-grade students.
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Poet Laureate on the Power of Poetry and Working with CPS
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For the past year, Juan Felipe Herrera has been working with dozens of Chicago Public School teachers to bring his passion for poetry to thousands of ninth-grade students.
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