The Poetry Generating Loop is a new kind of generative writing circle that offers concrete, creative ways to get students involved in and excited about poetry. By writing poems in groups, students are able to learn poetic terms and experiment with techniques through their writing--a process that can shed new light on the world of poetry. (Contains…

The qualitative study reported in this article analyzes how novice learners develop the interpretive mode (as outlined in Standard 1.2 of the "Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century," 1996, 1999 ) in a classroom setting when reading a literary text in a foreign language (FL). Using unmotivated looking through conversation…

This anthology presents the creative writing of students in grades 7-12 discussing "Arizona treasures" and celebrating Arizona Statehood Day in 1994. The 36 poems and short descriptive pieces were chosen from over 1,000 entries from students in schools around Arizona. Entries in the anthology are grouped by grade level--grades 7-8, 9-10,…

Recent articles by August Kleinzahler, Joseph Epstein, and Diana Gioia question the value of contemporary poetry, particularly that which comes from graduate and undergraduate creative writing programs. Ron McFarland, in a recent issue of "College English," argues against these articles and advocates teaching craft as the only essential…

This introduction to prosody--the art and science of metrical composition in poetry--teaches the reader how good poems work. The guide discusses the basic building blocks of poetry, such as rhyme, rhythm, meter, and form. Each of the 10 chapters is a progressive, step-by-step presentation with illustrative examples. The guide does not deal with…

The growth in production of concordances to the works of English writers and the use of computers in concording is described. A cluster concordance considered to combine the best features of computerized and manual concordance types is described. The need for more concordances to Russian literature is discussed. (RM)

Examines the art of professional verse speaking and suggests the creation of standards for the training of specialized speakers. Available from: Speech and Drama, Anthony Jackman, Editor, 205 Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3AD. Subscription Rates: non-members (USA) $6.00 p.a.; singles $2.50 surface post free. (MH)

Indicates some of the problems students encounter in interpreting poetry and cites the reasons that students express for liking or disliking poetry. (RB)

Non-segmental properties functioning in verse are discussed in an attempt to point to the possibility of a semantic analysis of the poem based entirely on accent. (Available from: See FL 508 214.) (Author/RM)

The concept learning of poetic styles, using a transfer paradigm, extends earlier findings on the learning of artistic styles to prose materials. (Author/KM)

Creating poetry with your students is fun for everyone - class excitement is high and rewards are many. (Editor)

Analyzes the growth, development, and change that occurred in Wallace Stevens' poetry, basing the argument on poems selected from different periods with special emphasis on "The Idea of Order at Key West." (RB)

Suggests using Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" as a way of overcoming students' initial fears of Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." (RB)