Argues that traditional bridges between the literary culture and publishing culture have increasingly weakened in past decade. The publishing culture has become like that of big business, marked by effort to standardize product, distribution, and consumer, and the advent of bookstore chains has put into practice the mass-merchandising system.…

Creativity requires the freshness and openness of a childlike vision. By teaching and encouraging children to write creatively, to write poetry, teachers are helping them to respond and react to the world about them and to understand it verbally. (RM)

Explores the role of word sounds in the compositional process and investigates whether the reader's responses to the sound structure need to be adjusted if that structure's influence on the emerging meaning is significant. (MM)

Argues that children can enjoy poetry if it is taught right and describes a number of writing activities to stimulate interest. (RB)

Analyzes three views of the process of creative writing, pointing out weaknesses in each of the three. (DD)

Available from: Department of Special Education, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608.

Written to take the reader on a passionate, intuitive journey into the "deliciously bewitching" world of poetry, this book centers around a group of poems the author calls her "talismans," objects that give her a special hold on life. Arguing that such poems can illumine the paths of existence itself, the author invites readers…

Creative dialogue between two fictitious characters, a Russian and an American educator, reflects each has differing concepts and attitudes toward the other's culture and educational philosophy. (JB)

An imaginary character helps your children cast aside inhibitions and write more freely. (Editor)

Discusses term paper writing as an academic exercise whose origins are obscure and whose end is self-delusion. (Author/GB)

Poetry is still an art form which requires craftsmanship, technique and discipline. Author expresses a negative reaction to Do-your-own-poetry-thing". (ML)

Guidelines on creating scripts, chosing writers, and developing staff." (Editor)