A satire on literary analysis and criticism. (RD)

Humorously characterizes the role of the technologically oriented map librarian in a 12-line poem consisting of rhymed iambic couplets. (FM)

Develops the concept of the prayer-poem as a method for spiritual search. Relates the process of the prayer-poem to Carl Jung's use of "active imagination" as a way of pushing the poetic image to a deeper level of meaning and usefulness: a window into the psyche (soul). (SR)

Presents nominations for James A. Autry, Gwendolyn Brooks, Andrei Codrescu, James Dickey, Allen Ginsberg, Andrew Hudgins, Linda Pastan, and Margaret Walker as poet laureate. (RS)

Describes an insight achieved during the author's own therapy through her knowledge of J.M. Synge's play "Riders to the Sea," regarding issues in her own and her mother's life. (SR)

States that new media poetry integrates characteristics of the new media in the theoretical basis of its poetics. Outlines its basis and shows how it affects poetic and verbal conventions, particularly with respect to the constitution of texts and the roles of author and reader, and with regard to its implications for views on language. (PA)

This paper describes the vibrant poetry of Alice Schertle, who, after graduating from the University of Southern California, became an elementary school teacher. Alice enjoys talking to students of all ages and loves getting them excited about reading and writing -- especially the reading and writing of poetry.

A collection of lessons for teaching poetry are presented in anticipation of National Poetry Month, all utilizing the same group of five poems. Various educators provide the lessons, demonstrating the value of diverse approaches to the same material.

Personalization of learning and instruction is the most critical issue facing contemporary education--not state testing or vouchers or even aging schools. Personalization is an attempt on the part of a school to take into account individual student characteristics and needs and flexible instructional practices in organizing the learning…

This paper reports on one strand of a research project conducted with prominent writers who are also English teachers from around Australia. It asks what were the conditions which led these writers to come to writing and what conditions have they created in their own work with high school students that establish and promote an enabling pedagogy…

Stories and poetry have long been considered a resource for the language and literacy development of bilingual children, particularly if they can work with texts in both mother tongue and English. This paper demonstrates that bilingual learning is also beneficial for second and third-generation children whose English is often stronger than their…

From literary theorist to university administrator to "New York Times" blogger and social critic, Stanley Fish has risen from simple beginnings as a specialist in English Renaissance poetry to ride the ideological foam of all things cutting edge. David Rothman examines the provocative ideas behind the life's work of one of the academy's most…

Ceilidh is an important part of both Scottish and Irish cultures, and its role within the traditions is central to the onward transmission of music, poetry and lore. There has been a renaissance in Scottish traditional music in recent years, and this article examines the learning processes and means of transmission in traditional music that have…

The essays in this collection discuss multicultural issues in children's and adolescent literature, focusing particularly on African and African American cultures. They challenge everyone's understanding of what, in an age of globalization, multicultural texts really are. Cumulatively, these essays illustrate multicultural literature's power to…

Describes an approach to the study of literary texts, using French examples. Three phases are: elementary semantics, text synthesis, and presentation of a poetic text. This approach is found to yield insights not only into the text but into language in general. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)