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Georgia Heard
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Georgia Heard is an internationally
known writer, keynote speaker and educational consultant.
Thousands of educators and writers have listened to Ms.
Heard speak of her passion for poetry and writing. She has
keynoted hundreds of conferences and given workshops on
writing throughout the United States as well as in Sweden,
Canada, and Southeast Asia and she has brought her love of
writing to classrooms throughout the United States. Ms
Heard is the author of several books on teaching poetry
and writing including her most recent title, The Revision
Toolbox: Teaching Techniques That Work (Heinemann,
2002), the popular Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry
in Elementary and Middle School (Heinemann, 1998),
Writing Towards Home: Tales and Lessons to Find Your
Way (Heinemann, 1995) and For the Good of the Earth
and Sun: Teaching Poetry (Heinemann, 1987). For seven
years Ms. Heard worked with New York City Teachers as
part of the Teachers College Writing Project. She finished
graduate work at Columbia University and while there
was honored by the Academy of American Poets.
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