The Lerner Podcast

 Rune Kier Nielsen is an award-winning political speechwriter formerly for the Danish Government and Public Advocacy Lead on Climate Action for the United Nations Environment Programme—the UN's authoritative voice on the environment. In this podcast, he shares why he wrote Speaking on Climate: A Guide to Speechwriting for a Better Future, how the book is structured, and how it can be used in a classroom setting and beyond! 

What makes a good speech? Better yet, what makes an effective speech? And how can an effective speech help in the fight against climate change? Climate change is a pressing issue, and the ability to successfully communicate about it is crucial in working against it. Social anthropologist and professional speechwriter Rune Kier Nielsen breaks down nine common flaws of climate rhetoric and how to fix them in this thorough, engaging guide to speechwriting toward climate justice. 

Visit Rune's website to learn more about his career: https://www.runekier.dk/ Learn more about the book and order your copy: https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/25235 

Music credits:
 "Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next. 

This episode highlights a poem from Tabatha Yeatts. is a poet, author, blogger, and the editor of the popular Imperfect and Imperfect II anthologies for middle schoolers. Tabatha has three adult children and lives in Maryland with her husband, their two dogs, and dozens of plants. www.tabatha-yeatts.com 

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!) 

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315 

 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next. 

This episode highlights a poem from JaNay Brown Wood. JaNay Brown Wood, PhD, is an award-winning children’s author, poet, educator, and scholar. JaNay loves to write, bake, teach, and spend time with her husband, Catrayel, and her daughter, Vivian. She has more than fifteen books now available or forthcoming. www.janaybrownwood.com

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!) 

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315 

 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next. 

This episode highlights a poem from Matt Forrest Esenwine. Matt Forrest Esenwine is the author of Flashlight Night, which received a Kirkus starred review and was included in Encyclopedia Britannica’s list of “11 Children’s Books That Inspire  imagination!” He has nearly a dozen books to his credit including I Am Today. www.MattForrest.com

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!) 

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315 

 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next. 

This episode highlights a poem from Kim Rogers. Kim Rogers writes short stories, poems, and books for young readers. Her debut picture book, Just Like Grandma, was published in 2023. Kim is an enrolled member of Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and is a member of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. She lives with her family on her tribe’s ancestral homelands in Oklahoma. www.kimrogerswriter.com 

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!) 

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315 

 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next. 

This episode highlights a poem from David Elliott. David Elliottis the award-winning author of more than thirty books for young people, including the New York Times bestselling picture book And Here’s to You! and three critically acclaimed YA verse novels, Bull, The Seventh Raven, and Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc. David lives in New Hampshire with his wife and their rescue  Dandie Dinmont terrier, Quiggy. www.davidelliottbooks.com 

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!) 

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315 

 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next. 

This episode highlights a poem from Margarita Engle. Margarita Engle is the Cuban-American author of many verse novels, memoirs, and picture books, including The Surrender Tree, Enchanted Air, Drum Dream Girl, and Dancing Hands. She served as the national Young People’s Poet Laureate from 2017 to 2019. www.margaritaengle.com

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!) 

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315 

 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next. 

This episode highlights a poem from Allan Wolf. Allan Wolf is the author of many picture books, poetry collections, and novels for young people. His written work combines his love of research, history, science, and poetry. Also a dynamic performance poet with nearly a thousand poems committed to memory, Allan believes in the power of poetry to educate, enlighten, and heal. Visit hiom at www.allanwolf.com

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!) 

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/24315 

 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next.

This episode highlights a poem from Charles Waters. Charles Waters is a children's poet, actor, and co-author of Charlotte Huck Honor Book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship. His novel in verse, Mascot (co-written with Traci Sorell) was recognized as a Charlotte Huck Honor Book and a 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book. His poems have appeared in various anthologies including One Minute Till Bedtime and The National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry. Charles performs his one-person show as well as conducts poetry performance and writing workshops for elementary and middle school audiences. He lives in Georgia.

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!)

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com. 

 In The Mistakes That Made Us, twenty brave poets share share real-life blunders they made as young people . . . and what happened next.

This episode highlights a poem from Irene Latham. Irene Latham is the author of more than a dozen current and forthcoming works of poetry, fiction, and picture books. Her work includes Charlotte Huck Honor Book and ALA Notable Children's Book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship (co-written with Charles Waters) and the Caldecott Honor Book The Cat Man of Aleppo(co-written by Karim Shamsi-Basha). In 2016 she won the ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award. Visit her at www.irenelatham.com.

The Mistakes That Made Us is a book for all who are growing and discovering and still figuring out who they are. (Which is to say everyone!)

Check out the book at lernerbooks.com.