| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Location | Texas |
| Introduction | Sylvia Vardell is a professor and author of the ALA bestseller Poetry Aloud Here, also Poetry People, Children’s Literature in Action and the nationally recognized blog, Poetry For Children, as well as co-editor of the first digital anthologies of poetry for young people, the PoetryTagTime series. She is also the “Everyday Poetry” columnist for ALA’s Book Links. A frequent speaker at conferences, Vardell chaired the NCTE Poetry Award committee and serves as a consultant to the Poetry Foundation. |
