Charge
To recommend on a regular basis every two years a living American poet to the NCTE Executive Committee for the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in recognition of his or her aggregate work; to sustain the collection of poetry books of award winners, past and future, in the University of Minnesota, Kerlan Collection; to recognize and foster excellence in children's poetry by encouraging its publication; and to explore ways to acquaint teachers and children with poetry through such means as publications, programs, and displays.
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Current Members
2006-2009
CHAIR, Ralph Fletcher
(Lee, NH)
Kathleen Armstrong
(MICDS, St. Louis, MO)
Georgia Heard
(Singer Island, FL)
Jonda McNair
(Clemson University, SC)
Barbara Ward
(Washington State University, Richland)
Gail Wesson-Spivey
(Brooklyn, NY)
Janet Wong
(Hopewell, NJ)
Executive Committee Liaison, Joanne Yatvin
(Portland, OR)
NCTE Administrative Liaison, Linda Walters