World Poetry: Evidence of Life (Poetry Rocks!) - Softcover

Johanson, Paula

 
9781598453829: World Poetry: Evidence of Life (Poetry Rocks!)

Synopsis

This collection covers poetry from ancient (Homer and Omar Khayyam) to modern (Pablo Neruda and Derek Walcott) to introduce young readers to poets outside Great Britain and the United States. Each of the fifteen chapters includes biographical and historical information on one poet, along with several poems, discussion of techniques and themes, and suggestions for further reading.

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About the Author

Paula Johanson s first book of real-life stories was No Parent is an Island. She lives on a farm north of Edmonton, and teaches writing classes in Victoria, BC in the winter. Her critical essays on works of fantasy, SF and classic books appear in volumes 12 through 15 of Beacham s Guide to Literature for Young Adults and in Scribner s Supernatural Fiction Writers.

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