Poetry

Special Issue: Colorado Communicator 18.1 (Oct. 1994).

Arant, T. J. "Hands, Feet, and Soul: Linda Hogan's 'The Truth Is.'" English Journal 83.3 (March 1994): 100-101. A Chickasaw poet who tackles the question of what it is like to be culturally mixed in the U.S. works well for the many students who also are the product of mixed marriages, whether religious, racial, or ethnic. G.A.

Blackledge, A "Poetry and Bias in the Primary School." Educational Review 46.1 (1994): 39-45. Argues that the choice of poetry for developing readers should be subject to the same criteria that apply to fiction. A.K.D.C.

Denman, Gregory A. "Now a Poem Is Just This." Colorado Communicator 18.1 (Oct. 1994): 11-14. A "poemteller" provides examples of what you can do with poems. G.A.

Gough, John. "Young Adult Poetry." Viewpoint: On Book for Young Adults 2.2 (Winter 1994): 3-4. Discusses the nature of poetry for young adults with examples. J.D.A.

Hopkins, Lee Bennett. "A Place for Poetry." Teaching and Learning Literature 3.1 (March/ April 1994): 33-35. Recent poetry prizes from 1977 on, different formats (individual poets, specific anthologies, general anthologies), and curriculum connections. G.A.

Hopkins, Lee Bennett. "Putting It Together: The Creation of Anthology [sic]." Teaching and Learning Literature 4.2 (Nov./Dec. 1994): 26-28. The processes involved in putting together a poetry anthology and an account of some anthologies Bennett has edited. G.A.

Horner, D. "Well Versed." Language and Learning Nov./Dec. 1994: 34-36. A critical review of some recent poetry collections from contemporary writers, with particular praise for Gareth Owen's My Granny Is a Sumo Wrestler. A.K.D.C.

Huntley, E. D. "Exploring Memory: Li-Young Lee's 'Mnemonic.'" English Journal 83.2 (Feb. 1994): 87-89. How to teach students resistant to poetry by raising consciousness about poetry as a way to unlock memories. G.A.

Kendall, Jill. "Selling Poetry." Viewpoint: On Book for Young Adults 2.2 (Winter 1994): 7-8. Ideas on how to encourage the reading of poetry by young adults. J.D.A.

Siu-Runyan, Yvonne. "Kids Learn to Write by Reading Poetry." Colorado Communicator 18.1 (Oct. 1994): 4-10. An interview with Amy McClure about using poetry in the schools. G.A.

Taylor, Andrew. "'On the Pulse': Exploring Poetry Through Drama." Children's Literature in Education 25.1 (March 1994): 17-28. How to meet the challenges of teaching poetry through dramatization. G.A.

Thistleton-Martin, Judy. "Early Australian Poetry for Young Children." Orana 30.3 (Aug. 1994): 185-89. Reviews examples of Australian poetry written for children before World War II and suggests that many could be successfully revived. J.D.A.

Vogel, Mark, with Janet Tilley. "Frog Nightmares and Other Points of View." English Journal 83.1 (Jan. 1994): 87-89. Vogel has begun a war against "fossilization" and "ninth-grade curricular inertia" by using David Allen Evans's "Bullfrogs" to reconnect with the sensory world. G.A.

Wallace-Crabbe, Chris. "Poems and Pleasures." Viewpoint: On Book for Young Adults 2.2 (Winter 1994): 5-6. The Australian poet discusses good poetry to use with young adults and suggests ways to encourage poetry reading. J.D.A.

Wilson, Patricia J., and Karen Kutiper. "Beyond Silverstein and Prelutsky: Enhancing and Promoting the Elementary and Middle School Poetry Collection." JOYS 7.3 (Spring 1994): 273-81. Gives 3 evaluative criteria to apply to the collection and provides ideas for promoting it once it has been updated. References and bibliography. G.A.

Wolk, Steven. "Adolescents, Poetry, and Trust." Language Arts 71.2 (Feb. 1994): 108-14. The right conditions can make middle-schoolers enthusiastic readers and writers of poetry. G.A.

For a listing of authors, see Children's Literature Abstracts. See also AWARDS: Signal; CURRICULUM: Hopkins, Jacobs; ILLUSTRATION: Harms; NATIONAL U.S.A. (African American): Vandergrift.