Recommends, for use in teaching English as a foreign language, Fuller's poem "Geography Lesson," in which the geographical outlines of the British Isles, as well as British social and economic structure, are humanized in an ironic fashion. (IFS/WGA)

Suggests the use of William Carlos Williams' poem, "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," as a way of demonstrating the use of punctuation to change the meaning of a piece of writing. (TJ)

In an investigation of the relationship of the logical operations to other developmental sequences, 30 college students were assessed as to logical operational ability and poetic interpretation. The strong relation found between these two abilities supports the theoretically predicted applicability of central, formal reasoning structures to…

Describes an audiovisual package designed to teach the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" to community college students. (MKM)

A huge, colorful sculpture, mounted on a tall pole, stands as a symbol of the Bicentennial at the front of Hurst Elementary School, Holly Hill, Florida. Describes the student participation in the development of the sculpture and a poem based upon the sculpture. (Author/RK)

A study of the reasons why editors of poetry magazines accept or reject submissions. (DD)

Since 1977, the National Council of the Teachers of English (NCTE) has awarded 10 poets with NCTE's Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. A list of the winners in order by date is provided, along with a selected list of their works. Ideas for poetry extension projects follow the annotated bibliography. (Author/AEF)

Offers excerpts from Kenneth Koch's classic book in which he tells how he and Kate Farrell taught poetry writing to elderly people in a nursing home. Describes four poetry writing classes, first giving students' poems, then Koch's commentary. (PA)

Contains an annotated bibliography of Asian American literature (published between 1992 and 1996) focusing on prose narratives, including novels, short stories, and memoirs. Includes also some critical studies of Asian American literature and some drama and award-winning poetry collections. (TB)

Reviews the author's career as a teacher of composition and literature and as a writing program administrator of writing across the curriculum. Discusses the potential of poetry across the curriculum as an important tool for writing "against" the curriculum of academic discourse. Concludes that when they write poetry, students often express…

Notes the importance of noticing details and the precious, weird little details of neighborhoods. Uses poetry by Latin American poets to teach children and adults how to write their own poetry. Starts with basic techniques--talking, reading, discussing, and notetaking. (PA)

Relates how poetry in Spanish is used with bilingual students in elementary school and with Spanish classes in high school. States that basic ground is covered first: metaphor and simile, use of the five senses in description, and the idea of the "persona poem." Furnishes examples of poems written in English by students and translated…

Argues for the importance of poetry for the field of applied linguistics. Focus is on the idea that poetry is a discourse constructed around the epistemological principle of the unique that provides its readers with specific insights into individualized, personal human experience and linguistic expression. (Author/VWL)

Shows that poetry performance in the elementary grades is an effective method that links oral and written language, aids in conceptual vocabulary development, enhances comprehension, and increases oral reading fluency. Discusses ways to properly apply poetry performance within the elementary classroom. Presents a nine-step lesson plan that…

Describes the outcome of an innovative mentoring program that paired technology faculty and methods faculty in order to form partnerships to facilitate the modeling of technology for preservice teachers. Discusses the creation of useful applications for enhancing poetry writing through technology for elementary school students. (SG)