| Wishes, Lies, and Dreams: Teaching Children to Write Poetry Contributor(s): Koch, Kenneth (Author), Padgett, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060955090 ISBN-13: 9780060955090 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: The classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching schoolchildren to write poetry When Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and shout with pleasure. In this vivid account, Koch describes his inventive methods for teaching these children how to create poems and features numerous examples of their work. Now with a new foreword by Ron Padgett of the Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Wishes, Lies, and Dreams is a valuable text for all those who care about unleashing the creative imagination and educating the young. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - General |
| Dewey: 811.540 |
| LCCN: 99035318 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.32" W x 7.99" (0.62 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching school children to write poetry When Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and shout with pleasure. In this vivid account, Koch describes his inventive methods for teaching these children how to create poems and gives numerous examples of their work. Wishes, Lies, and Dreams is a valuable text for all those who care about freeing the creative imagination and educating the young. |
Contributor Bio(s): Padgett, Ron: - Ron Padgett is a poet who teaches poetry writing at Columbia University and Brooklyn College and serves as publications director of Teacher & Writers Collaborative. Koch, Kenneth: - Kenneth Koch is a celebrated poet and the author of numerous books of poetry, literary criticism, short fiction, and plays. He has won many literary awards, including the Bollingen Prize for Poetry in 1995. A professor of English at Columbia University, Koch lives in New York City. |