Article provided examples of Surrealistic poetry and prose. (RK)

This speech discusses some of the general problems and traits of a poet and some of the particular poetry-related events in the life of this particular author. Brief descriptions of a poet's functions and creative energies are given, and the instant of knowing is defined as that particular moment when poets remember in a fresh, exciting way…

A university English professor discusses a class effort to develop concepts concerning lyric poetry and to apply them to specific poems. Problems arising from the different manners in which authors present their poems are described. Poetic order and emphasis are examined. (CK)

The poet always listens to himself or herself as part of the expressive act that is the poem, and that listening becomes an essential part of the completed poem. The listening is never fused into the expressiveness of the poem's making, however, but continues in a dramatic relationship with that expressiveness. The difficulty of poetry stems from…

Writing in his diary of 10th December, 1825, Crabb Robinson quoted from a recent conversation in which William Blake said, "There is no use in education. I hold it wrong. It is the great sin". Author believed that Blake's writings and conversations had considerable educational significance, and he considered them in this article.…

Suggests a course unit created in response to General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) guidelines which attempts to avoid the guidelines' inherent division between skills and creative response. (JAD)

Glowingly reviews the publication "Once Upon a Time,""celebrating the magic of children's books in honor of the twentieth anniversary of Reading is Fundamental". (JK)

A color-blot exercise is described as a way of getting students involved in abstract thinking by a low risk, confidence-building activity. Students are asked to combine poetry and art. (CL)

A unit of classic literature for gifted students focuses on R. Browning's version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Booklet activities are considered in eight stages. (CL)

It was not until the turn of the twelfth century that a debate arose in which the relative merits of poetry and prose for the expression of historical truth were weighed. Poetry was found lacking and prose acknowledged as the only proper language of historical truth in the Middle Ages. (RM)

Festivals of Song and Music in Finland became a significant factor in the development of Finnish cultural history and of nationalistic and patriotic feelings. (SK)

Describes the benefits of combining poetic expression with computers in promoting positive mental health. Discuses prescriptive poetry, composition, computerized poetic exercises, computers and poetry for groups and families, computerized poetic records, and poetic communication. (JAC)