Craig's expertise with poetry is as a tool for new understanding, breakthrough communication and transformative personal change. He is not merely a veteran poet/teacher. He is a master teacher, a master poet, and a master of life-long learning.

~ Dr. Heather H. Thomas, Poet & Author

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His approach was so unique and exciting that our students were intrinsically inspired to write. Mr. Czury's ability to help students realize their talents is extraordinary. Our students that are not usually academically successful find success with him.

~ Grade 6 Teacher, Gunning Bedford Middle School

Craig has demonstrated a steadfast and unflagging commitment to the transformational value of Poetry in the Classroom. Every time he enters a classroom, he leaves the students - and their teachers - transformed by an unforgettable experience that catalyzes improved learning and even improved test results. Test results, of course, are not the poet's priority, but what he makes happen in a classroom is so eye-opening and powerful that students, awakened to themselves and their potential, perform better on tests afterward.  

~ Heather H. Thomas, Ph.D. Kutztown University​

Craig promotes the idea that poetry is a universal language and a common means of expression allowing us to connect with our fellow human beings... sharing a love of people and their diverse cultures, he teaches teachers how to incorporated geography, culture and the arts into their classroom discussions and lessons.  

~ Lori Edinger, Tower Hill School

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Mr. Czury was instrumental in providing insights and expertise in the communication skills and creativity needed to help us acquire a higher quality of student writing work. Through his workshops and "Poem Fusions," our students took in the influence that ultimately helped several receive awards and recognition for their creative writing samples entered in our regional competition (8,000 students in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S.)... His effectiveness in bringing our students into public visibility through their creative writing was greatly appreciated by myself and others in the organization.

~ Dan Curry, Red Rock Job Corps Center

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It could have been said that the advice was over the youngsters' heads. It could have been argued that fourth graders just didn't have the life experiences for compelling poetry. But as the children quickly tilted their heads down, bit their lips, and worked occasionally and furiously with their erasers, their own words and verses "danced down the page'' - as Czury describes writing poetry. They wrote about playing pinball with a father, pigging out with a camp buddy, looking for a lost cat - all the common stuff of childhood – but without a single rhyme. And some dealt with painful issues. Czury, sensing the need, moved one girl to a separate table for privacy. "Privacy is not a punishment,'' he pointed out for her classmates. At another table, with her head tucked into the crook of her elbow as she wrote, a young poet brushed away tears with a sweatshirt sleeve.

~ Stephanie A. Stanley, Inquirer Correspondent: March 01, 1998