Preserves, in poetry, emotional reactions of parents and grandparents to the dire event of a stillbirth and the subsequent joyous occasion of a livebirth. Discusses implications of the therapeutic benefits of writing poetry to help resolve grief and develop active mastery over traumatic events. (RS)

Explores the complex linkages between K. Burke and F. Nietzsche, particularly regarding Burke's concept of perspective by incongruity, motive, terministic screens, and dramatism. Focuses on how Nietzsche's philosophy helped shape Burke's views on the nature of language and the effects language produces. Considers Nietzsche's influence on Burke's…

Suggests three ideas for writing poetry: photographic portrait poems (writer looks at a photograph and describes it); fashion statements (writer picks out a style of dress and writes about what it suggests); and advice poems (writer gives advice to himself/herself in the form of a poem). (PA)

Puts forth a rationale for including poetry in academic journals, demonstrating how it can create new knowledge. Includes five poems by the author. (SK)

Notes the prevailing notion about the superfluous nature of poetry, art, and starving artists, and the difficulty of educators in obtaining funds for the arts. Suggests that poetry teaches essential communication skills in small, digestible segments which are readily accessible to even young students. (RS)

Recalls the historical evolution of computer poetry which evolves from experimentation to cultural entity. Places emphasis on the French evolution through its main expressions. Discusses the differences between the viewpoints of A.L.A.M.O. and L.A.I.R.E. (2 groups of writers). (PA)

Presents an interview with Daniel Paley Ellison. Discusses how Ellison's time in Poland and Japan has influenced his approach to educating children about the nature of suffering and the necessity for empathy. Describes how his Seamless Monument Project uses historical conflict as a springboard to explore the roots of violence and the issues of…

Examines poems dealing with Yoruba, Greek, Christian, and other gods, finding that metaphor, transference, cancellation, transport, and justice are all intrinsic elements of the languages of the gods. Examines implications for poetry, for psychotherapy, and for the field of poetry therapy. (SR)

Describes poems that come to the author's mind as she goes about her day as a (former) middle school teacher and currently as an inservice and preservice teacher educator. Demonstrates the role poetry plays in everyday life. (RS)

Describes the 2000 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the largest poetry event in North America. Notes the festival was designed to create opportunities for personal communication between poets and teachers, who share so many similar concerns for the future of language arts education. (RS)

Discusses the evolution of the work of critic Andrew Debicki, an academician with a commitment to twentieth century poetry. (Author/VWL)

Discusses the work of Andrew Debicki, an academician with a commitment to twentieth century poetry. Considers the definition of poetic modernity, one of the central issues in the study of literature in the past century. Examines the extent to which it is possible to assimilate modern Spanish poetry to the ideals of Anglo-American poetry.…

This article presents a brief biography of Judith Viorst, best known for her children's picture books and poetry. Viorst's well-known and most unforgettable character Alexander was based on her youngest son. Alexander was featured by name in the title of three of Viorst's picture books. In fact, Viorst often has used her family life to provide…

This article provides excerpts from "The Four Ages of Poetry" (1820), by Thomas Love Peacock; "The Defence of Poetry" (1821), by Percy Bysshe Shelley; and "On Milton" (1826), by Thomas Babington Macaulay. Although Shelley is the main focus, the essays are arranged chronologically. Brackets indicate editorial asides; original spelling and…

A profile of Mary Ann Hoberman, the 13th winner of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children is given. She uses poetic techniques in innovative ways, yet her poems are very accessible to young children.