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The Twitter account of @WorcesterAcdmy 's English department.

[WA English @WAEnglish]

Ms. Huff and Ms. Tseng met the fabulous poet @AcevedoWrites today!

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Students, check out this news! Johns Hopkins to name research building in honor of Henrietta Lacks https://t.co/FVsPbD9wSU via @HubJHU

[WA English @WAEnglish]

The deadline to register to vote in MA in the upcoming election is October 17. Register today! It takes five minutes!

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

Starting today, we’re going to bust five common voting myths. But if you want them all busted right now, download the poster! https://t.co/9jziY5Eylx #VotingAndVoices

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Students, check out our display in Kingsley basement and learn why so many successful people keep notebooks!

[WA Library @WALibrary]

It was a fun & busy week in the library with independent reading classes, researching the Middle Ages, & therapy dogs visiting on Friday.

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We’d love to see WA students enter this contest!

[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

Submissions are now open for the 2019 National Poetry Month Poster Contest for Students, judged by @debbiemillman and Naomi Shihab Nye. The winning student's artwork will be featured on the official #NationalPoetryMonth poster and distributed nationwide. https://t.co/BZoaEcHLtB

[Charley Mull @charley_mull]

There are poems in this titled “Ode to My Shakespeare Socks” and “Continuation of Lydia Davis’ ‘I’m Pretty Comfortable, But I Could Be a Little More Comfortable.’” The new issue of Lance rules. Our kids rule. @WAEnglish

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Congratulations to our own @charley_mull on being featured in the May/June 2018 issue of @kenyonreview!

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Thanks to @afbutler for coming along and taking pictures.

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Thanks to the @DickinsonMuseum for hosting Ms. Huff's AP Lit class for a tour of the Homestead and Evergreens. We paid our respects to Emily Dickinson at the cemetery following our visit. Thanks Dr. Butler for coming along and taking photos!

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Happy birthday to the Bard! William Shakespeare was possibly born on this date in 1564.

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We have one more great day of learning and writing as the Literary Festival concludes tomorrow! Thanks to Mr. Forsberg for the excellent pictures.

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Students had the opportunity to hear writer panels or engage in workshops and discussions at the Literary Festival.

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WA Students enjoyed hearing from professional writers at today's Literary Festival.

[Charley Mull @charley_mull]

I heart Harkness.

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Worcester Academy's English department offers our support to students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS: "'Hope' is the thing with feathers— / That perches in the soul— / And sings the tune without the words— / And never stops at all—" (Dickinson) #ParklandStrong #MSDStrong

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Happy Lunar New Year! Read "New Year" by Bei Dao: https://t.co/BFEPc8nqKF

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Langston Hughes explores 200 years of black poetry in this interesting article: https://t.co/UFntOuKeO7 #BlackHistoryMonth

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James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing": https://t.co/W0YVZeYurY #BlackHistoryMonth

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Langston Hughes's "I, Too": https://t.co/C5perQYGut #BlackHistoryMonth