More than 200 authentic poems and lyrics of North American Indians are compiled in this anthology. The poetry was translated from tribal languages into English over the past 100 years by students of Indian language, lore, and life. The poems, taken from about 40 North American tribes, include songs of Eskimos of the Arctic coasts, totem-pole…

A teachers experience in teaching disadvantaged children to write creatively is described. Conclusions drawn are that teachers must learn to accept the language of the children; children should be allowed to invent the language by which they manage their own world; no arbitrary limits should be placed on the range of experience and language used…

A teaching technique for helping college students of Chinese poetry comprehend the complexity and error often caused by translation is discussed. The author illustrates how she provides the equivalent English word for each of the Chinese characters in a poem from the "Shih-ching," and requires students to prepare their own translation of the poem.…

An attempt is made to show or suggest to the newcomer, whether adviser or reporter, some of the humor forms, devices, or ideas that can be used in a school publication. Twenty-four different types of humorous devices are included. These are boners (humorous errors); howlers (play on words); the pun; ethical light verse and limericks; humorous…

This monograph is written primarily for the researcher. It reviews a number of attempts to measure appreciation of literature. The measurements are grouped in two categories: (1) discrimination among poems or prose extracts, and (2) content analysis. Following the review is an evaluation of the limitations and possibilities of these measures. The…

Analyzes several poems to show that many poems for children reflect faulty techniques, concepts, language usage, rhythms, rhymes, and imagery; argues that no poem is good enough for children that is not good enough for adults. (GT)

Asserts that, contrary to the opinion of some, there is a Black American literary tradition. Examines definitions and issues fundamental to understanding that tradition, possible reasons for previous failures to identify a Black American tradition, and elements that scholars need to analyze as they try to describe the common characteristics of…

A personalized account of methods, difficulties, successes and failures encountered in the translation of poetry. Some rules are given: distinguish kinds of translation, simple or artistic; neither systematically stick to nor avoid rhyme. Several French-German translations illustrate the points discussed. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

In order to help children appreciate poetic surprises, teachers should select poems which appeal to the predictive sense by means of such devices as rhyming words, thematic twists, and surprise endings. (DD)

Writing poetry can help children to develop basic language skills while fulfilling the basic need for self-expression. (D D)

A critical evaluation of three recent books dealing with poetry from a linguistic point of view. Maintains that poetic quality is not a characteristic of the language of composition, but is determined by the way in which it is received. There is no "correct" interpretation. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

An interview with poet David McCord regarding children's poetry and ways of teaching it. (DD)

Suggests a need to deal with class distinctions when teaching lower class students about art and poetry. (DD)

Describes how nondirective questioning of students about poems they have read can help them to personally experience the poems. (DD)

Presents brief case histories of two hospitalized children who participated in a recreational program designed to provide art and creative writing experiences in the pediatric wards. Illustrations of the children's writing, art and conversation are included. (BR)