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The Trouble with Poetry: Teachers’ perceptions on poetry teaching and learning in the secondary classroom (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diehl, M. B. (2020, September). The Trouble with Poetry: Teachers’ perceptions on poetry teaching and learning in the secondary classroom. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

Poetry plays an important role in the subject of English in secondary schools. Not only does poetry create the opportunity to learn about playing with language, but it also allows students to familiarise themselves with the cultural heritage of the B... Read More about The Trouble with Poetry: Teachers’ perceptions on poetry teaching and learning in the secondary classroom.

Moving Forward with Poetry Lessons: Exploring how poetry can stimulate creativity and criticality in English secondary schools (2020)
Book Chapter
Diehl, M. (2020). Moving Forward with Poetry Lessons: Exploring how poetry can stimulate creativity and criticality in English secondary schools. In A. Simpson, & F. Dervin (Eds.), The Meaning of Criticality in Education Research (127-149). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56009-6_6

Creativity is no longer seen as a gift for the few, yet poetry is often still perceived as a subject for a select group of people. Although the definitions of creativity and criticality constantly shift, poetry seems to be a stagnant part of English... Read More about Moving Forward with Poetry Lessons: Exploring how poetry can stimulate creativity and criticality in English secondary schools.

Engaging the Poet: Exploring poetry through creativity and criticality in English secondary education (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Diehl, M. (2019, December). Engaging the Poet: Exploring poetry through creativity and criticality in English secondary education. Presented at Imagining Better Education, Durham, England

Poetry, once seen as the only form of creativity, is a valuable part of the English lesson, yet the way in which it is taught is often criticised due to the pedestrian way of unpicking the poem, rather than looking at it as a vehicle for expressing c... Read More about Engaging the Poet: Exploring poetry through creativity and criticality in English secondary education.