Poetry Unbound

Brad Aaron Modlin — What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade

2020-01-27

Brad Aaron Modlin’s poem “What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade” speaks of learning to grow up by yourself. The poet wonders what life lessons would look like if they could be taught by a teacher; a good teacher, a teacher like Mrs. Nelson.A question to reflect on after you listen: What life lessons did you have to learn by yourself?About the poet: Brad Aaron Modlin is the Reynolds Endowed Chair of Creative Writing at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He holds a PhD from ...