Synopsis
In 'Wishes, Lies, and Dreams,' Kenneth Koch describes a method of teaching children to write poetry which makes children enjoy it so much that they often cheer when a poetry lesson begins.
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Long considered a classic in its field, this is "perhaps the best book I have read portraying the joy and excitement young people experience when writing."--Herbert Kohl, Saturday Review
About the Author
Kenneth Koch is a celebrated poet and the author of numerous books of poetry, literary criticism, short fiction, and plays. He has won many literary awards, including the Bollingen Prize for Poetry in 1995. A professor of English at Columbia University, Koch lives in New York City.
Ron Padgett is a poet who teaches poetry writing at Columbia University and Brooklyn College and serves as publications director of Teacher & Writers Collaborative.
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