2025
Sunday, April 13, 2025 – Saturday, May 24, 2025
Poetic Perspectives Spring Book Club happens annually during the spring season. Each year, this online book club will read books by various poets or books that have a mix of poetry and prose.
Book club cost covers the purchase of the three selected books, facilitators’ time, resources, and in person meet up. (There is a purchase option that does eliminate the in person meet up fee for virtual-only participants and an option that allows participants to purchase books on their own.)
This club includes lively discussions, diverse perspectives, and an unwavering commitment to lifting up histories, stories, and culture.
Your literary leader Shawnta Stockton Barnes, who is a champion of access to all books and stories. Bianca Carter serves as our book club assistant.
What You’ll Gain:
– Resources to use at home or at school
– Accountability to stay the course & read
– A community of people who want to discuss books
Shawnta Stockton Barnes
Book Club Facilitator
Shawnta serves as an education consultant and Editor-in-Chief of an education publication. She loves learning knowledge and helping others grow professionally. She holds a Doctorate of Education in Literacy, Culture, & Language Education.
As an avid reader as a child, it seems Shawnta was destined to become an English teacher, a role she held for nearly a decade. She loves reading young adult literature (YA), biographies, and fantasy.
Bianca Carter
Book Club Assistant
Bianca is a wife and mother to two wonderful sons. She enjoys reading, vibing to music, and helping others.
Her favorite book genre is science fiction. She loves to read books written by Black Sci-Fi Queen, Octavia Butler. Bianca also enjoys learning history as well as reading romance novels, at times.
She is looking forward to ensuing participants enjoy the book club experience.
2024
Monday, April 1, 2024 – Saturday, May 25, 2024
Poetic Perspectives Spring Book Club happens annually during the spring season. Each year, this online book club will read books by various poets or books that have a mix of poetry and prose.
Book club cost covers the purchase of the three selected books, facilitators’ time, resources, and in person meet up. (There is a purchase option that does eliminate the in person meet up fee for virtual-only participants and an option that allows participants to purchase books on their own.)
This club includes lively discussions, diverse perspectives, and an unwavering commitment to lifting up histories, stories, and culture.
Your literary leader Shawnta Stockton Barnes, who is a champion of access to all books and stories. Bianca Carter serves as our book club assistant.
What You’ll Gain:
– Resources to use at home or at school
– Accountability to stay the course & read
– A community of people who want to discuss books
Shawnta Stockton Barnes
Book Club Facilitator
Shawnta serves as an education consultant and Editor-in-Chief of an education publication. She loves learning knowledge and helping others grow professionally. She holds a Doctorate of Education in Literacy, Culture, & Language Education.
As an avid reader as a child, it seems Shawnta was destined to become an English teacher, a role she held for nearly a decade. She loves reading young adult literature (YA), biographies, and fantasy.
Bianca Carter
Book Club Assistant
Bianca is a wife and mother to two wonderful sons. She enjoys reading, vibing to music, and helping others.
Her favorite book genre is science fiction. She loves to read books written by Black Sci-Fi Queen, Octavia Butler. Bianca also enjoys learning history as well as reading romance novels, at times.
She is looking forward to ensuing participants enjoy the book club experience.
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