Describes and presents examples of work from the Western Michigan school of bad versemakers, a group of nineteenth century poets who strove to give their frontier experiences high seriousness, but achieved, at best, unintentional humor. (MM)

Provides examples of astronomical subjects and phenomena in poetry. Includes a list (author/title) of modern poems incorporating astronomical imagery. (JN)

Discusses two approaches to teaching poetry writing to children: a method approach that molds children's creativity into acceptable forms, and an experimental approach that allows children to try out personal feelings and different forms, which is more conducive to their perceptions, creativity, and developing sense of self. (HTH)

Describes the choral method of poetry used in one grade school to nurture children's poetic self-expression, both soft and violent. Demonstrates through the resulting poetry how culture affects the creativity of even primary grade students. (HTH)

Adaptation of two poetry ideas for teaching poetry writing to intermediate-level Thai secondary English teachers is presented, based on the principle of designing and presenting poetry ideas to allow students to find and recreate within themselves the main feelings of the poems they read. (Author/MSE)

Several poems inspired by the dinosaur are presented together with comments on the scientific content related to the poems. The poems have been recorded as songs (one is sung to a combination of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Foolish Frog") and are available from the author. (JN)

To combine writing with science, the writing of cinquain poetry was incorporated into a unit on water. Instructions for writing the poetry and examples are provided. The cinquain exercise can be used for a wide variety of earth science excercises and is suitable for other science areas. (Author/JN)

Lists and annotates new books for children, arranged according to the following categories: picture books; stories for younger, intermediate, and older readers; folklore; poetry; and nonfiction. Also annotates a book of interest to adults. (AEA)

Lists and annotates new books for children, arranged according to the following categories: picture books; stories for younger, intermediate, and older readers; folklore; poetry; and nonfiction; also annotates two stories of interest to adults. (AEA)

The author argues that the talent of writing should be maximized on the cognitive grounds that writing best expresses and exercises the recursive nature of thinking and on the pedagogical grounds that people can be taught various applications of those recursive operations that are natural to the human brain. (CT)

Explains how having students write "found poems" by using the card catalog helps introduce the card catalog to students while also serving as an introduction to poetry. (JL)

A program in BASIC for the Atari 400 or 800 computer that generates Haiku poetry is presented and explained. The program is noted to be easily modifiable to create other forms. The view expressed in the program could become the basis for a student laboratory in expressive communication. (MP)

Examines the elements of poetry that contribute to making a piece of writing a poem--sound values, rhythm, form, meaning--in an attempt to show teachers the larger view of poetry instruction, one that avoids the errors of the analytical approach and takes into consideration a total experience of poetry. (RL)

Lists and annotates new books for children, arranged according to the following categories: picture books; stories for younger, intermediate, and older readers; folklore; poetry; and nonfiction. Also annotates five stories of interest to adults. (AEA)

A teacher reflects on the choice of books available for high school students that will reflect their own interests and concerns. (HOD)