Poetry Everywhere: Teaching Poetry Writing in School and in the Community

Collom, Jack,Noethe, Sheryl

ISBN 10: 0915924986 / ISBN 13: 9780915924981

Published by Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 1994

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Pages are detaching from book. Excessive markings threwout pages. Minimal creasing on cover.

Seller Inventory # mon0003854445

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poetry Everywhere: Teaching Poetry Writing in School and in the Community
• Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915924986
• ISBN 13: 9780915924981
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

Sixty five alphabetically ordered entries on poetry, each more than two pages, offering exercises, examples and student samples. Also includes seven essays pertaining to teaching poetry, several suggestions on how to use the book, and an appendix showing exercises by school subject A collection of entries pertaining to virtually all the different forms of poetry. Includes entries on acrostics, definition poems, list poems, odes, “used to/but now” poems, and other innovative forms designed to bolster creative writing. Collom and Noethe truly understand their audience, for they have also addressed the need for ideas on how to integrate poetry into the English core curriculum in a section at the back of the book, filled with essays that guide you through the entire poetry teaching process. There are 11 essays in all, in addition to an appendix of exercises arranged by school subject.