Verses written by Vietnam veterans from "Winning Hearts and Minds" are discussed in terms of two thematic categories: that which smashes the hypocrisy and myths of America and its patriotism, and that which documents and records the veteran's experience. This accessible, immediate poetic documentation of the Vietnam experience merits…

Explicates a sonnet by Hellen Jaskoski to illustrate the benefits of the therapeutic use of poetry. Gives particular attention to organization, condensation, clarification, safety, catharsis, and mastery. (SR)

Offers 15 humorous questions and answers for certifying Bards for poetry therapy who, once certified, will know exactly what to do when an irresistible farce faces down an immovable objective correlative. (SR)

Offers a personal narrative on poetry writing as an aid in movement through the grief process. Presents the cycle of grief as somewhat unpredictable in substance and in sequence. (SR)

Suggests that the poet and the psychotherapist begin with different motivations and address quite different tasks. Discusses the paradox embodied in poetry therapy. (SR)

Argues that Lavinia of "Titus Andronicus" is Shakespeare's metaphor for the wounds of division between spoken and written word, who talks in signs, and is both poet and agent of healing: the poem's capacity to sustain the passion of rapture and its capacity to shape a house of consciousness for the particular movement within the…

Sharing poetry with your students will lead to a lifetime benefit of appreciating the written word If you're an early riser and listen to public radio, you've probably heard Garrison Keillor, the host of "Prairie Home Companion," sharing a reading from the latest edition of "Pretty Good Poems." Each poem invariably evokes a reaction; whether it's…

Drawing from life history interviews with Coreen Gladue--a Cree/Metis woman resident of British Columbia, Canada--this article uses poetic representation and visual images to tell stories about Coreen's sense of self and identity, family relations, education, and interpretation of the meanings of Canada's "Indian Act". Poems and…

The 25 mini-lessons provided in this book are designed to develop students' self-regulated writing behaviors and enhance their self-perceived writing abilities. These foundational writing strategies are applicable and adaptable to all primary students: emergent, advanced, English Language Learners, and struggling writers. Following the SCAMPER…

Explains how students can be introduced to the delights and problems of lyric poetry by reading A.E. Housman's "Lovliest of Trees, the Cherry Now." (HOD)

Discusses a program designed for elementary school students to develop an awareness of ancient Greece through the voices of its poets. (DF)