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Starred Review. Grade 6 Up–Perfect for young writers wanting to take the plunge or for those who've already gotten their feet wet, this how-to guide–chock-full of examples–is sure to inspire and nurture young poets. The information is intensive without being overwhelming, wise without being didactic. Wolf 's love of language is evident throughout (poems are not meant to be 'solved'; they are meant to be savored) as he offers a solid foundation with wit and humor. In the section The Nine Habits of Highly Successful Poets (Habit #6: Realize That Poetry Ain't Always Pretty), he writes, Note the grace of the swan on the water as well as the trace of the swan on the land–the poop. Mourning's hip cartoons and doe-eyed characters complement Wolf's humor. For example, beside a paragraph that begins Revising Your Poems, there is an illustration of a cloth voodoo doll sporting a small orange revision label stuck with push pins. There is ample coverage of all things related to writing poetry, from habits to cultivate to finding subjects. The author touches on topics such as reading, revision, form, free verse, publication, slams, workshops, and power tools such as metaphor, onomatopoeia, and so on. The book ends with helpful appendixes, a glossary, a selected bibliography, an index of poets cited (more than 50), and a subject index.–Teresa Pfeifer, Alfred Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Springfield, MA
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Gr. 5-8. Go gonzo over words. Keep a daily journal. Read a lot. "Realize that poetry ain't always pretty. . . . Don't forget the small and insignificant, and the bad and the ugly." Written in a chatty style and illustrated with full-color artwork showing all kinds of young poets--hip-hop, gothic, Beat, nerdy, secret, angry--this book makes writing and reading poetry cool. From sonnet and haiku to free verse, from Shakespeare and Langston Hughes to Shel Silverstein, the great selections will attract readers. Wolf also discusses his own poems, including lots of commentary about how he came to write them. Always his focus is on particulars, on avoiding the abstract and the picturesque, and on exploring lofty ideas through ordinary subjects ("Don't write about love. Write about holding hands"). The colloquial stuff may date, but the selections and exciting discussion make this a fine resource for classroom use as well as for kids to read on their own. A bibliography rounds out the book. Pair it with Paul Janezcko's A Kick in the Head: A Young Person's Guide to Poetic Forms (2005). Hazel Rochman
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Starred Review. Grade 6 Up–Perfect for young writers wanting to take the plunge or for those who've already gotten their feet wet, this how-to guide–chock-full of examples–is sure to inspire and nurture young poets. The information is intensive without being overwhelming, wise without being didactic. Wolf 's love of language is evident throughout (poems are not meant to be 'solved'; they are meant to be savored) as he offers a solid foundation with wit and humor. In the section The Nine Habits of Highly Successful Poets (Habit #6: Realize That Poetry Ain't Always Pretty), he writes, Note the grace of the swan on the water as well as the trace of the swan on the land–the poop. Mourning's hip cartoons and doe-eyed characters complement Wolf's humor. For example, beside a paragraph that begins Revising Your Poems, there is an illustration of a cloth voodoo doll sporting a small orange revision label stuck with push pins. There is ample coverage of all things related to writing poetry, from habits to cultivate to finding subjects. The author touches on topics such as reading, revision, form, free verse, publication, slams, workshops, and power tools such as metaphor, onomatopoeia, and so on. The book ends with helpful appendixes, a glossary, a selected bibliography, an index of poets cited (more than 50), and a subject index.–Teresa Pfeifer, Alfred Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Springfield, MA
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. Go gonzo over words. Keep a daily journal. Read a lot. "Realize that poetry ain't always pretty. . . . Don't forget the small and insignificant, and the bad and the ugly." Written in a chatty style and illustrated with full-color artwork showing all kinds of young poets--hip-hop, gothic, Beat, nerdy, secret, angry--this book makes writing and reading poetry cool. From sonnet and haiku to free verse, from Shakespeare and Langston Hughes to Shel Silverstein, the great selections will attract readers. Wolf also discusses his own poems, including lots of commentary about how he came to write them. Always his focus is on particulars, on avoiding the abstract and the picturesque, and on exploring lofty ideas through ordinary subjects ("Don't write about love. Write about holding hands"). The colloquial stuff may date, but the selections and exciting discussion make this a fine resource for classroom use as well as for kids to read on their own. A bibliography rounds out the book. Pair it with Paul Janezcko's A Kick in the Head: A Young Person's Guide to Poetic Forms (2005). Hazel Rochman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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