Karen May Healey

Learning through adversity

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Wrapping up 2024 with an amazing evening of poetry! All are welcome! Bring something to share and let’s celebrate the arts in St. Albert!

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When 3 different schools work together, magic happens! ⁦@PaulKaneHS⁩ ⁦@BCHSBulletin⁩ ⁦@WDCuts⁩

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Stark Poets check into their hotel in Ottawa. Poetry in Voice Nationals 2024!

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St. Albert's STARK Poets fundraise for trip to Ottawa nationals https://t.co/UOApgu4RtM via @stalbertgazette

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Shortlisted for Future Verse! Emma is in the running for an all expense paid trip to Nationals in Ottawa! Well done Stark Poets! ⁦@BCHSBulletin⁩

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Fun night of poetry as McNally hosts Regionals 2024. ⁦@PaulKaneHS⁩ ⁦@BCHSBulletin⁩

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Shout out to the Stark Poets and their recent Open Mic hosted by Ari Zak. Getting ready for Regionals for @BCHSBulletin and @PaulKaneHS 3 2 1 Respect!

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We’re baaaack! Open Mic Poetry at Good Earth Coffeehouse. Bellerose and Paul Kane poets showing serious skills!

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Join the STARK poets next Tuesday night for Write.Recite.Ignite. Good Earth Coffeehouse from 6-8.

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stARk poeTS full house! WONDERFUL kids from Bellerose, Outloud, and Paul Kane. Thanks to Ari Zak for leading us through the poetry jungle ⁦@StAlbertLibrary⁩

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stARk poeTS host a poetry activity at Outloud St Albert. Amazing black out poems! Thanks for inviting us! Next meeting is 6:30 pm Tuesday⁦@StAlbertLibrary⁩ ⁦⁦

[Kelly Gallagher @KellyGToGo]

All students—K-12—should have the opportunity to write fiction, which is one reason I am happy to recommend Ariel Sacks' new book. @arielsacks

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Hey all! Join us for coffee tonight at the library for a chance to work with Ari Zak and the crew on poetry! We are planning a trip to Nationals in Ottawa April 22-26. Come, sit, listen, write, or just hang out. All are welcome!

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Poetry kids! STARK POETS is back! Join us upstairs at the St Albert Public Library starting Tuesday, Sept 12 at 6:30-8:00 and every other Tuesday until November 21. We will be qualifying for Poetry Invoice next spring in Ottawa. Jr and sr high students welcome.

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

"It is literally impossible to be a woman.

You are very beautiful and very smart... and it breaks my soul that you think you're not good enough, like we're always supposed to be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong.

We have to be skinny, but not too much and you must not say you want to be skinny. You must say you want a healthy weight, but also… YES you have to be skinny.

You must have money, but you can’t ask for money because that would be rude.

You gotta be a boss, but you can't be tough. You must lead, but you cannot crush other people’s ideas.

You’re supposed to love being a mom, but you don’t talk about your kids all the time.

You have to be a professional, but also always take care of everyone else.

You are responsible for men’s misbehavior, WHICH IS CRAZY, but if you notice that, you’re accused of being a whine.

You're expected to keep yourself pretty for men, but not so pretty you 'try them too much' or threaten other women… because you're supposed to be part of the sorority.

You must always stand out and always be very grateful… but never forget the system is fixed, so find how to acknowledge it but remember to be grateful.

You must never grow old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never stumble, never fail or show fear and, of course, you must never be sassy.

It's very hard, it's too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you. And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything WRONG, but also, everything that happens is YOUR FAULT.

I'm tired of seeing myself and every woman doing the impossible for others to love us."

- America Ferrera as Gloria
Barbie (2023)

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Congratulations to our three PK students cheering with the SACHS cheer program! Well done!

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

For real though. 😂🤣

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Mr. Ng scores for PK! ( the crowd goes wild!)

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Congrats to our Much Ado Line Toss Champion! All hail Zoe!!

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More Paper Plate Awards in Eng 20!