Emboldening Students Through Creative Expression With Jon Lawrence

High school English teacher Jonathan Lawrence, who teaches at the same school he once graduated from, sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. Lawrence, in the way only an experienced teacher can, reflects on the art of arranging poems in an anthology, considers the delicate balance between guidance and restraint, and explains how and why poets need to stay out of the poem’s way.Jonathan’s poem, Imagination on Eleven in Church, appears in the Summer 2026 issue of the Washington Square Review.Jon on Insta_________________________Website: Washington Square Review Melissa's Website: Adventures in MFALandFacebook: Melissa Ford LuckenInstagram: Melissa Ford Lucken