Offers a brief look at articles in the field of nursing that deal with poetry therapy in healthcare training programs. Argues that all individuals in the field can benefit from an expansion of the imagination and of empathy which poetry can provide, and calls for more writing on the topic. (SR)

This lecture by Hazel Rochman discusses multiculturalism and immigrants in literature for young adults, including fiction and poetry, based on her experiences of growing up under apartheid in South Africa and moving to the United States. (LRW)

Discusses the interdisciplinary use of poetry to enhance instruction in core content areas of the middle school curriculum. Considers how to use a poem instructionally, how to read a poem effectively, and how to locate poems with content applications. Provides an annotated bibliography of poetry volumes for browsing. (JPB)

Describes how the author teaches children to write poetry the way the cubists made art, by connecting cubist portraits with series poems in a drawing-and-writing lesson that connects art and poetry. (SR)

Identifies and gives examples of several poem forms, including theme poems, two-word poems, haiku, and poems for two voices. Presents procedures for using each type in the classroom. (DLH)

Describes how one teacher got elementary students excited about writing poetry by providing them with simple rules and structures and encouraging them to take chances. Strategies included having each child contribute one line to a poem, discouraging rhyming (which is difficult and blocks creativity), encouraging them to write freely, and having…

Describes how, giving an exam that included working with uncontextualized poetry, a teacher inadvertently discovered that the least accomplished students were the biggest risk-takers; the so-called best students were ironically self-limited by their own drive to succeed; tracking only encouraged this lack of risk-taking; and the less good students…

Describes how pairing Wordsworth's poem ("Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey") with a contemporary novel ("The River Why" by David James Duncan) makes the classic poem come alive for students. Argues that, regardless of the poem, Duncan's novel is ideally suited for classroom study. (SR)

Relates words of encouragement to young writers focusing on poetry in particular. Describes the author's experiences and reflections on Lyn Hejinian's "To a Young Poet." (SG)

Describes, in the form of a letter to a young writer, how the author celebrates the pendulous life of the poet: from arrogance to uncertainty, from misstep to breakthrough. Emphasizes the sustaining force of reading and the need to be initiated into one's own work by the work of others. (SG)

Presents an interview with Michael Palmer. Discusses the direction of poetry after September 11th. Concludes with a poem by Palmer, "Song of the Round Man." (SG)

Describes how a Martin Luther King Program Series developed from a school-wide effort to "cherish differences and honor common humanity." Provides a brief description of three events from that series: (1) a coffee house poetry night; (2) a Martin Luther King day program; and (3) a Harlem Dance Company program, "Dancing Through…

This poem addresses women's resistance to oppression and exploitation and the need for education and social movements to improve the lives of women. (SK)

Presents an interview with Francisco X. Alarcon, a writer of bilingual works for adults as well as children. Discusses his latest work, "Magical Cycle of the Seasons," perhaps the most representative of his cultural and linguistic heritage, a series of children's poetry books rendered in both English and Spanish. (SG)

Discusses a teacher's experiences teaching poetry using the Magnetic Poetry Kit. Notes the fun of fridge poems is in the limitation: there are only a certain number of words to choose from. Contains 11 fridge poems. (RS)