Angry words, cathartic poetry

Here at iBardbooks we're continuing  a series of conversations with young artists working across a wide swath of media. We're interested in how the expression of c ...

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Why So Many Kids Hate School – Part 1

There is nothing more humbling for a teacher than becoming a student.  This past year I stepped back from my role at iBardBooks and my position as a broadcast journalism ...

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U.K. Poet Henry Raby The Face of Shakespeare Part 2

iBardBooks: What forms of poetry seem to be the most powerful to youth culture? Why?   Henry Raby: I don’t come from a rap background, I come from a punk backgro ...

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Is This the Face of Shakespeare Today?

Shakespeare was a product of his time. Though his themes are universal and still resonate today his creations were solidly rooted in the circumstances of London life ...

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Shakespearean slam dunk

  Shakespeare has a way of getting under your skin. For some people, all it takes is one special encounter. Then you spend the rest of your life engaging with him ...

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Shakespeare on Twitter: @ShakespeareYear

We've been connecting to Shakespeare lovers all over Twitter but sometimes we want more than 140 characters. Mary Lavers aka @ShakespeareYear is one of those people. She' ...

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Modern Bard

Shakespeare-Inspired Books to Give You a Break from Thees, Thys and Thous If you get mixed-up with Shakespeare’s language, you’re not the only one. It can be diffi ...

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