I Am Writing a Poem About...: A Game of Poetry - Hardcover

Livingston, Myra Cohn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 068981156X ISBN 13: 9780689811562

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry, 1997

Synopsis

A collection of poems written by members of a master class of poetry taught by Myra Cohn Livingston

About this title

From Kirkus Reviews

The process of writing poetry can be looked at as a chicken-or-egg problem: Which comes first, the images or the words? Inspired by a magnetic-word poetry set, Livingston (Cricket Never Does, p. 642, etc.) explains in an introduction how she launched students in her master class in poetry on a fascinating study of how disparate words could be connected in coherent, artful ways. This delightful collection features works by Alice Schertle, Janet Wong, and Tony Johnston, among others; each student was given one wordthen three, then sixthat had to be included in a poem. The possibilities are endless, as shown in the diverse styles and range of the pieces: Some are brilliant and touching, others are humorous, some are silly. It's not a book for browsersthe poems are most revealing when read togetherbut is a teaching tool, by students, to use with and inspire other students. (index) (Poetry. 10+) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up. Prompted by a gift of refrigerator magnets that featured individual words meant to be arranged into poems, Livingston used the technique of assigning words or groups of words to be used in poems by her students, many of whom are published poets. The results are quite good and presented in this slim, cleverly designed volume. Despite Livingston's reputation as a children's poet, however, these selections will appeal more to older readers and are for the most part examples of sophisticated, though accessible uses of language. This would be a wonderful book to use as a jumping-off point for a high school creative writing class or a young adult poetry writing workshop, but will also be enjoyed by anyone interested in the craft of poetry and its possibilities.?Carrie Schadle, New York Public Library
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Edition details

• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 068981156X
• ISBN 13: 9780689811562
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64