Picturing poetry

by | Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Nashworld pointed me towards PicLits a website that he describes as being “part visual literacy, part refrigerator poetry, part… fun.” Check out his posting or visit PicLits.

Topics related to this post: Art | Creativity | Design | Fun | Learning | Poetry | Representation | Teaching | Technology

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TPACK newsletter #37, June 2018

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Goodbye MSU!

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Tools “R” Us: When objects become you

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Words & Worlds with Kij Johnson

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Transplanted Man

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Beirut, Nairobi, Paris

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1 Comment

  1. Terry Friedlander

    Thanks for the listing and kudos regarding our web stie ( Piclits.com)

    2009 will be exciting as we plan to introduce some new features.

    cheers,

    Terry Friedlander, founder

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