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Holdridge, Barbara, Ed. – 1986
This illustrated collection of poetic excerpts from the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare is designed to be read and appreciated by young people. The 39 excerpts in the collection follow the "7 ages of man" pattern from childhood to old age. The collection's introduction by the famous Shakespearean scholar, A.L. Rowse, recounts…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Creativity, English Literature, Figurative Language
Orr, Gregory, Ed.; Voigt, Ellen Bryant, Ed. – 1996
This anthology collects essays by current and former lecturers at the Warren Wilson College (North Carolina) MFA Program for Writers. Some of the poets whose essays are included are: Joan Aleshire, Marianne Boruch, Carl Dennis, Stephen Dobyns, Reginald Gibbons, Louise Gluck, Allen Grossman, Robert Hass, Tony Hoagland, Heather McHugh, Gregory Orr,…
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Creative Writing, Figurative Language, Higher Education
Koriyama, Naoshi, Comp.; Lueders, Edward, Comp. – 1995
With more than 240 poems selected from 80 leading poets, this anthology is the first comprehensive collection of post-World War II Japanese poetry to survey all of the major tendencies and developments directly influenced by the war. Beginning with Nishiwaki Junzaburo (1894-1982), who studied Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot, and concluding with Osada…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Creative Writing, Figurative Language, Foreign Countries
Harrison, Michael, Ed.; Stuart-Clark, Christopher, Ed. – 1994
Designed to appeal to children who are entering the world of poetry for the first time, this collection combines the traditional with the contemporary. It could be used equally well at home or in the book corner of a primary classroom. The collection includes poems by such classic children's writers as A. A. Milne, Ogden Nash, Christina Rosetti,…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Figurative Language, Foreign Countries
Taxel, Joel, Ed. – 1993
In this first issue of a children's literature annual, 10 articles on poetry for young people are presented. The articles and their authors are as follows: "There Is No Net To Catch A Poem" (Jane Yolen); "Poetry and the Self" (Myra Cohn Livingston); "The World Outside My Skin" (Eve Merriam); "American Poetry for…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
Moore, Helen H. – 1997
This collection of 180 poems was assembled with classroom needs in mind. Intended to delight students every day, the collection's poems span the school year from September to summertime. Its introduction gives teachers before-, during-, and after-reading ideas. Sections in the collection include: Me and My World, Primary Concepts, Seasons and…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Figurative Language
