Examines English language pattern poetry from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Commonwealth countries, and the United States. (FL)

Provides a bibliography of materials which deal with astronomy and: (1) science fiction; (2) poetry; (3) general fiction; (4) music; (5) psychology; and (6) the law. Also cites two general references on interdisciplinary approaches with astronomy topics. (JN)

Suggests the present vogue for poetry competition belongs to a widespread corruption of the Arts. (HOD)

A collection of plays, stories, and rhymes are offered in this article to help celebrate Halloween. (DF)

A children's poet offers suggestions to overcome the reluctance to read poetry, teach the difference between poetry and prose, help children follow their natural instincts, enjoy poetry, and share it with others. (MT)

Describes an assignment in which students are taught to develop poetry using the ideas and words found in newspaper or magazine stories. Includes model poems. (HTH)

Shows that Antin's talk poems satisfy basic needs. Discusses Antin's view on an art that addresses the concerns of "common life" and concentrates on feelings that do not depend on elaborate and evasively self-sustaining formal constructs. (EL)

Describes how children's poetry is becoming part of the poetic mainstream. Discusses the poetry of Robert Heidbreder, Dennis Lee, Lois Simmie, Raymond Souster, and sean o huigin.

Describes two strategies to help students start writing poetry. The first involves underlining key subject words in poems or replacing them with other subject words. In the second, students record interesting facts about an animal and rearrange them in order of interest. (BC)

Discusses how individuals keep a canon of poetry within their subconscious and how it functions to ward off the encroaching loneliness or despair Robert Frost referred to as "Desert Places." (HTH)

Discusses the form and function of anthologies by distinguishing three "orders" of anthology, together with a fourth, or preliminary category, within a broadly simplified model of the anthological process. (HOD)

Describes the emergence of Native American writers and the problems they face with their achievement. Apendixes list publishers of native American poetry and contemporary poets. (CRH)

Pre-World War I poetry often used picturesque images which blinded people to the actual horrors of war. The war poets, who experienced the destruction of World War I, led the way in expressing new images of the devastation and death of war, rather than focusing on honor and glory. (IS)

Explains how information theory can be applied to the study of oral interpretation in ways that help performers understand and use the channels available to them in sharing literature with listeners. (PD)

Offers suggestions for putting S. Plath's poem "Daddy" together with its context, canon, and composition to effectively introduce students to Plath's intelligence and aesthetic energy. (AEA)