AN ANTHOLOGY OF ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, POEMS, AND DRAWINGS BY STUDENTS FROM SEVENTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE IS PRESENTED. THE SUBJECT MATTER RANGES FROM LOVE TO PETS AND FROM PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S DEATH TO BEST FRIENDS.

The responses of 28 prospective English teachers to poems from secondary school literature anthologies were evaluated. The prospective teachers were asked to read and comment on four poems which were presented to them without titles, authors, or other information. The commentaries were than subjected to a critical analysis to determine reading…

THIS BOOK OF MEDIEVAL POETRY FROM INDIA WAS PREPARED TO GIVE THE LANGUAGE STUDENT A GLIMPSE INTO BOTH A STYLE AND LANGUAGE NECESSARY FOR A WELL-ROUNDED KNOWLEDGE OF HINDI, AND INTO A CORPUS OF POETRY CONSIDERED TO BE MOST IMPORTANT IN THE HINDI TRADITION. THE FORMAT OF THE BOOK WITH TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS ON FACING PAGES WAS DESIGNED FOR EASE IN…

Since the late 1960s the poetic muse has taken on a new style called "surrealism" or the "new surrealism". Some of the movements' best known poets, such as W. S. Merwin, Robert Bly, James Wright, Charles Simic et al., are discussed through their poetry and what it may mean for the rest of us. (RK)

Presents the reactions of ten advanced students in a Colloquium for Psychoanalytic Criticism to Denise Levertov's "To the Snake." (DD)

Concludes that a stanza is more than just typography; it is a normative unit of a poem's development. (DD)

Haiku is a Japanese poem that deals with nature and contains seventeen syllables divided among three lines in the pattern of 5-7-5. Senryu is also a disciplined Japanese poem which deals directly with people and ideas. In Haiku, the reader utilizes imagination; in senryu, the interpretation has been supplied. Here are some creative suggestions for…

The usefulness of movement exercises in teaching a poetry unit to sixth graders is reported. (GW)

The importance of literature and poetry to the individual is examined. The author concludes that "...we learn from poesy that the human condition has a fixed range of options for action and/or contemplation...and that each option carries with it the burden of consequences." (Author/RW)

Describes one poet's experiences working with children in a rural Montana school. (HOD)

Highlights points of convergence between the Sanskrit citrakavyas and pattern poetry. (FL)

Investigates the Weber work with regard to the pattern poems it contains. (FL)

Shows how dwelling on a great poem will continually deepen one's sense of delight. (EL)

Conveys personal response to poetry. Ponders the mystery of learning and the relationship of literature to life. (EL)

In teaching poetry writing, other forms of art, and even courses in the social and natural sciences, images and hypotheses can best be generated by the use of free association. This process induces from the preconscious mind the raw material that makes possible the success of craft. (Author)