Hey Erin,

Don't know if you're still looking for poems to pair with "I Have a Dream" but I've always liked Gwendolyn Brooks "Speech to the Young". It's a nice companion. For latino poets, maybe some Octavio Paz? I don't know what grade you've got. Maybe he's a little bit much. "Hermandad" might be nice for high schoolers. Both of them can be found here.

Perkins, we should plan for another day of visiting and apartment-up-fixing, me and my drill and you and your bare windows and un-hung curtains and ginormous cats, and possibly a movie or three.

Yes, we do. I've had emailing you (and MG and Juliana) on my to do list. When would be good for you?

naptime.

I like a lot of Shakespeare's dialogue -- the snotty bits ...

I particularly like the snotty bits:

Henry IV Pt1

Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.

Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them?

word on the naptime, baby.

Or a bike ride to the metro to Hollywood and Highland to the Aveda store to try ita's moisturizer.

god, that WAS rude. What is wrong with people?

she's just nuts!

I am now what could cause someone to wear the same dress every day for 6 months. Do you think she launders it every night? Does she have several identical ones, and rotates them out to the dry cleaners?

They should totally publish a book of "Shakespeare: The Snotty Bits."

My hair is finally cut and coloured. Or uncoloured.

The Madness of King George is in the DVD player, and it may be too depressing for me to finish.

I've also been uploading family pictures into Flickr. I'm not sure how many of them are going to be made public. But if you want to see some...dodgy pictures of me, look here.

Kat,

Yep, and thanks! I led off the poetry unit with "We Real Cool," so this would be a nice contrast.

a bike ride to the metro to Hollywood and Highland to the Aveda store to try ita's moisturizer.

You guys are tiring me out.