As a teacher of poetry at UCLA, Myra Cohn Livingstone's first assignment to her class was to use one given word in a poem: the second was to use three given words; and the final one was to use six words. From these poems, Mrs. Livingstone chose this collection.
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Grade 9 Up. Prompted by a gift of refrigerator magnets that featured individual words meant to be arranged into poems, Livingston used the technique of assigning words or groups of words to be used in poems by her students, many of whom are published poets. The results are quite good and presented in this slim, cleverly designed volume. Despite Livingston's reputation as a children's poet, however, these selections will appeal more to older readers and are for the most part examples of sophisticated, though accessible uses of language. This would be a wonderful book to use as a jumping-off point for a high school creative writing class or a young adult poetry writing workshop, but will also be enjoyed by anyone interested in the craft of poetry and its possibilities.?Carrie Schadle, New York Public Library
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The process of writing poetry can be looked at as a chicken-or-egg problem: Which comes first, the images or the words? Inspired by a magnetic-word poetry set, Livingston (Cricket Never Does, p. 642, etc.) explains in an introduction how she launched students in her master class in poetry on a fascinating study of how disparate words could be connected in coherent, artful ways. This delightful collection features works by Alice Schertle, Janet Wong, and Tony Johnston, among others; each student was given one wordthen three, then sixthat had to be included in a poem. The possibilities are endless, as shown in the diverse styles and range of the pieces: Some are brilliant and touching, others are humorous, some are silly. It's not a book for browsersthe poems are most revealing when read togetherbut is a teaching tool, by students, to use with and inspire other students. (index) (Poetry. 10+) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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This review is from: I Am Writing a Poem About...: A Game of Poetry (Hardcover)
An anthology of 43 poems written in Livingston's UCLA course by well known adult writers of children's books such as Alice Schertle, Janet S. Wong, Tony Johnston and April Halprin Wayland. The offerings are the result of a word game in which each person was given one word, "rabbit," that had to be included in a poem. The game progressed to three words: "ring," "drum" and "blankent". It culminated in six words: "hole," "friend," "candle," "ocean," "snake" and either "bucket" or "scarecrow." The poems that resulted are widely divergent in subjects, tones and themes. Although the poetry is solid, this is not for a casual reader, but is more rewarding as a "find the key words" exercise. Useful for teachers of creative writing, budding poets and those who love word play.
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