TAYLOR MALI is a poet, an educator, a four-time National Poetry
Slam champion, a TED "Best of the Web" speaker,and the author of
What Teachers Make- In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World and
the children's book The Teachers I Loved Best.He spent nine years
in the classroom and now performs and lectures for teachers around
the world, helping them share a love of poetry with their students.
He has performed or taught poetry in forty-two countries and in
every state of the U.S. (except Wyoming!). Taylor is the former
president ofPoetry Slam, Inc., the nonprofit organization that
oversees all poetry slams in North America. Learn more about
Taylor's work at taylormali.com, and follow him on Twitter at
@TaylorMali and on Instagram at @taylor_mali.
ERICA ROOT is a Philadelphia-based artist and designer. Learn more
about her work at ericaroot.com, and follow her on Instagram at
@illustrate_this_life.
"The theme and the words will speak to parents and children
remembering the best parts of their school experiences. . . . An
ode to educators that will resonate with anyone who has had a
memorable teacher." —Kirkus Reviews
"Mali crafts a love poem whose speaker fondly recalls the actions
of encouraging, inspiring, and supportive educators....
[an] affectionate celebration of those reaching the
profession’s ideals." —Publishers Weekly
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