tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81643497308068389402024-02-18T19:40:34.797-08:00The Poetry Teacher's Book of ListsNeed help finding the perfect poetry book for young people at just the right moment?Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-3655523022192486332012-04-11T22:35:00.003-07:002013-01-25T06:09:31.814-08:00Check it out!<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Are you a lover of lists like I am? I’m guessing you are and I hope you find my book, <span style="color: #cc0000; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Poetry Teacher's Book of Lists,</span> helpful in providing a rich variety of bibliographies, tips, and strategies for selecting and sharing poetry with the young people in your life. This book is intended for teachers, librarians, and parents who are looking for input on selecting poetry for young people ages 0-18. <span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">It contains 155 different lists and cites nearly 1500 poetry books—in a variety of categories:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Poetry Awards and “Best” Lists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Seasonal and Holiday Poetry Booklists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Multicultural and International Poetry Booklists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Thematic or Topical Poetry Booklists</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Poetry Booklists Across the Curriculum</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6. Booklists Highlighting the Form of Poetry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7. Creating a Poetry-Friendly Environment</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">8. Sharing and Responding to Poetry Out Loud</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">9. Teaching Poetry Writing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10. General Poetry Teaching Resources</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You’ll find recommended lists of poetry books tied to calendar events throughout the year, poetry that targets the needs of students acquiring English as a new language, poetry to help children through worries, adjustments or difficult times, 20 lists of poetry to support the study of science, social studies, and language arts, lists organized by different poetic forms, question prompts to guide meaningful discussions, preparation and presentation pointers, display ideas, poetry quotes, lesson plan tips, poet birthdays, and a poetry scavenger hunt and treasure hunt for kids—all tools to help jumpstart a poetry program and keep it energized and fresh all year long. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/83wezt2">Check it out!</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">In this blog, you'll find one posting for each of the 155 lists featured in the book. Each posting gives a "taste" of the list to whet your appetite. They appear in the same order as they appear in the book. Just click on the "April" links in the sidebar to see individual postings or use the "Search" function to hunt for topics. Plus, you have the opportunity to suggest additional poetry books for any of the lists in the "Comments" area for each posting. Input welcome! </span><style>
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-->Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-88025578753340231002012-04-11T20:55:00.000-07:002012-05-01T03:57:12.945-07:00The NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">The National Council of Teachers of English established its Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 1977 to honor a living American poet for his or her lifetime achievement in works for children ages 3–13. The award was given annually until 1982, at which time it was decided that the award would be given every three years. In 2008 the Poetry Committee updated the criteria and changed the time frame to every other year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Recent recipient:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">2011 J. Patrick Lewis</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">For more details, get your copy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/83wezt2"><i>The Poetry Teacher’s Book of Lists</i></a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">And if you already have the book, but would like to suggest additions, corrections, or offer other input, please do so in the COMMENTS area. Thanks!</span>Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-23181022337453745652012-04-11T20:44:00.000-07:002012-04-30T20:12:39.740-07:00Children’s Poet Laureate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Children’s Poet Laureate was established by the Poetry Foundation in 2006 to raise awareness of the fact that children have a natural receptivity to poetry and are its most appreciative audience, especially when poems are written specifically for them. The Children’s Poet Laureate receives a $25,000 cash prize and a medallion that includes the inscription “Permit a child to join,” taken from an Emily Dickinson poem. The Children’s Poet Laureate serves as a consultant to the Foundation for a two-year period and gives at least two major public readings for children and their families, teachers, and librarians during his/her term. He/She will also serve as an advisor to the Poetry Foundation on children’s literature, and may engage in a variety of projects and events to help instill a love of poetry among the nation’s youngest readers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Recent recipient:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2011 J. Patrick Lewis</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For more details, get your copy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/83wezt2"><i>The Poetry Teacher’s Book of Lists</i></a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And if you already have the book, but would like to suggest additions, corrections, or offer other input, please do so in the COMMENTS area. Thanks!</span>Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-87905250061100494722012-04-11T19:54:00.004-07:002012-05-01T03:59:19.173-07:00Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Poetry for Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">The Lee Bennett Hopkins award established in 1993 is presented annually to an American poet or anthologist for the most outstanding new book of children's poetry published in the previous calendar year. For activities and ideas for promoting award and honor books, go to the Lee B. Hopkins Poetry Award Teaching Toolbox here: <a href="http://leebennetthopkinsaward.blogspot.com/">http://leebennetthopkinsaward.blogspot.com.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Recent recipient:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Wardlaw, Lee. 2011. <span style="font-style: italic;">Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku</span>. Ill. by Eugene Yelchin. New York: Henry Holt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">For more details, get your copy of <i><a href="http://tinyurl.com/83wezt2">The Poetry Teacher’s Book of Lists</a></i>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">And if you already have the book, but would like to suggest additions, corrections, or offer other input, please do so in the COMMENTS area. Thanks!</span>Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-48225400197641654372012-04-11T19:53:00.002-07:002012-04-30T20:16:58.521-07:00The Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Claudia Lewis Award is given by Bank Street College in New York and was established in 1998. The award is given annually for the best poetry book of the year in honor of the late Claudia Lewis, a distinguished children's book expert and longtime member of the Bank Street College faculty and Children's Book Committee. For a toolbox with teaching ideas: <a href="http://claudialewispoetryaward.blogspot.com/">http://claudialewispoetryaward.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Recent recipients:</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2012 <span style="font-style: italic;">Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems</span> by Kristine O'Connell George (Clarion, 2011) and <span style="font-style: italic;">The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic</span> by Allan Wolf (Candlewick, 2011)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For more details, get your copy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/83wezt2"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Poetry Teacher’s Book of Lists.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And if you already have the book, but would like to suggest additions, corrections, or offer other input, please do so in the COMMENTS area. Thanks!</span>Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-82864347206178359022012-04-11T19:52:00.005-07:002012-05-01T04:22:59.829-07:00Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">The Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award was established by Hopkins along with the International Reading Association in 1995 to encourage new poets in their writing. These poets have only published two books (to qualify for the award), but their work has already been judged to be of high quality. The award is given every three years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Recent recipient:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Gregory Neri</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Neri, Gregory. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Chess Rumble</span>. New York: Lee & Low Books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">For more details, get your copy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/83wezt2"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Poetry Teacher’s Book of Lists.</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">And if you already have the book, but would like to suggest additions, corrections, or offer other input, please do so in the COMMENTS area. Thanks!</span>Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-65847376796527020232012-04-11T19:52:00.004-07:002012-05-01T04:03:07.745-07:00The Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">The Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry focuses on North American poetry for young people and carries on the prior tradition begun by the British journal, <i>Signal</i>, to “instigate, provoke, and sustain a conversation about poetry published for children.” Recipients are now from both the U.S. and Canada. In addition, the Lion and the Unicorn Award includes an essay which discusses the award winners as well as speculates on issues unique to writing and publishing poetry for children, “painting a picture of that year in children’s poetry.” For a toolbox with teaching ideas for the award books: <a href="http://lionandunicornpoetryaward.blogspot.com/">http://lionandunicornpoetryaward.blogspot.com.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Recent recipient:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Susan Blackaby. <span style="font-style: italic;">Nest, Nook & Cranny</span>. Ill. by Jamie Hogan. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2010.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">For more details, get your copy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/83wezt2"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Poetry Teacher’s Book of Lists.</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">And if you already have the book, but would like to suggest additions, corrections, or offer other input, please do so in the COMMENTS area. Thanks!</span>Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-85981997829804571042012-04-11T19:51:00.004-07:002012-05-01T04:24:56.669-07:00NCTE Poetry Notables<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">The National Council of Teachers of English Committee on Excellence in Poetry Award selects the recipient of the award for the most outstanding children’s poet and is also charged with “exploring ways to acquaint teachers and children with poetry” including establishing an issuing a regular list of “poetry notables” for young people. What follows is the first list compiled in 2003-2006 and featuring the 10 best poetry books published during each of those three years, based on the criteria for excellence for the award itself: literary merit, imagination, authenticity of voice, evidence of a strong persona, universality and timelessness, and appeal to children. The committee included Sylvia M. Vardell, Peggy Oxley, Georgia Heard, Jan Kristo, Gail Wesson Spivey, Janet Wong, Poet, and Dan Woolsey. Check the NCTE.org site for current “poetry notables” lists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">The list begins:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Dotlich, Rebecca Kai. 2004. <span style="font-style: italic;">Over in the Pink House: New Jump Rope Rhymes. </span>Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"> Frost, Helen. 2004. <span style="font-style: italic;">Spinning through the Universe</span>. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">George, Kristine O’Connell. 2004. <span style="font-style: italic;">Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems</span>. New York: Harcourt.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">For more details, get your copy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/83wezt2"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Poetry Teacher’s Book of Lists.</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">And if you already have the book, but would like to suggest additions, corrections, or offer other input, please do so in the COMMENTS area. Thanks!</span>Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-38703270965749322732012-04-11T19:51:00.003-07:002012-05-01T04:25:09.607-07:00Cybils Award for Poetry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">The “Cybils” award was established in 2006 to recognize the role of bloggers in the “kidlitosphere,” the online children’s literature world. “Cybils,” an acronym for the “Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards,” are given in a variety of genre and format categories, including poetry. For more information go to: <a href="http://www.cybils.com/">http://www.cybils.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Recent recipient:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-style: italic;">Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">by Paul B. Janeczko</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Candlewick Press</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">“’I am a watcher/sitting with those about to die.’ These are the words of Elisha Schorr/25565 as imagined by poet Paul Janeczko. In Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto, we all become watchers, viewing snapshots of the Holocaust, one after the other, each one deepening the grief and raising questions to which there are no answers. We watch, but we also hear the story of Terezin, voice by voice, insistent and haunting, so that the effect by the end of the collection is almost choral. For each song of despair, there is a concordant and essential song of anger, tenderness or resignation; like a recurring melodic theme, the voice of one child appears and fades and appears again. We hear the violin of one victim playing ‘as only the heartbroken can play.’”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Here you’ll find recommendations of books that children themselves have chosen as some of their favorites based on the nation-wide <span style="font-style: italic;">Children’s Choices</span> project cosponsored annually by the International Reading Association and the Children’s Book Council. Each year, approximately 10,000 children ages 5 to 13 from different regions of the United States choose 100 favorites. Here are the POETRY titles children chose as their favorites for 2001-2011 (in the age/grade categories that appear on the lists).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight: bold;">Advanced Readers (Grades 5-6)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Seibold, J. Otto. 2010. <span style="font-style: italic;">Other Goose: Re-Nurseried!! and Re-Rhymed!! Children’s Classics</span>. San Francisco: Chronicle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight: bold;">Young Readers (Grades 3-4)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Shange, Ntozake, 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Coretta Scott. </span>Ill. by Kadir Nelson. New York: HarperCollins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight: bold;">Beginning Readers (Grades K-2)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Bateman, Donna. 2007. <span style="font-style: italic;">Deep in the Swamp</span>. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Since 1973, the Children’s Book Council has collaborated with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to produce an annual list of “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12” with an eye for books that “convey the thrill of science” and provide the “the perfect way for students to build literacy skills while learning science content.” Here is a list of the poetry books that have been included in each year’s list since 2001 with a total of 24 works of poetry on the combined lists and an average of 2 poetry titles per year. (Complete annotated bibliographies are available on the NSTA and CBC web sites.)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Bulion, Leslie. 2011. <span style="font-style: italic;">At the Sea Floor Café; Odd Ocean Critter Poems</span>. Ill. by Leslie Evans. Peachtree.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Arnosky, Jim. 2011. <span style="font-style: italic;">At This Very Moment.</span> New York: Dutton.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Hauth, Katherine. 2011. <span style="font-style: italic;">What’s for Dinner? Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World. </span>Charlesbridge.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Since 1972, each year the National Council for the Social Studies in cooperation with the Children’s Book Council selects a list of “Notable” children’s books (K-12) looking for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or a fresh slant on a traditional topic, are easily readable and of high literary quality, have a pleasing format, and, where appropriate, include illustrations that enrich the text. Here is a list of the poetry books that have been included in each year’s list since 2001 with a total of 55 works of poetry on the combined lists and an average of 5 poetry titles per year. (Complete annotated bibliographies are available on the NCSS and CBC web sites.)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Richards, Jame. 2010. <span style="font-style: italic;">Three Rivers Rising</span>. New York: Knopf.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Hill, Laban Carrick. 2010. <span style="font-style: italic;">Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave</span>. Ill. by Bryan Collier. New York: Little, Brown.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Adoff, Arnold. 2010. <span style="font-style: italic;">Roots and Blues, A Celebration</span>. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Engle, Margarita. 2010. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Firefly Letters; A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba.</span> New York: Henry Holt.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In his seminal work, <span style="font-style: italic;">Poetry's Playground: The Culture of Contemporary American Children's Poetry</span> (Wayne State University Press, 2007, p. 109), Joseph Thomas identifies eight key anthologies he suggests are children’s poetry essentials. He notes he chose anthologies with editors from “differing ideological standpoints” and from a variety of “historical moments,” hoping to be “descriptive, not prescriptive” and lay the groundwork for “future inquiry.” They are listed here in chronological order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Untermeyer, Louis, comp. 1959. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Golden Treasury of Poetry</span>. New York: Golden Press.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">The newly developed Common Core State Standards Initiative offers English Language Arts standards that include a substantial poetry component. Individual poems are identified as study source material across the grade levels in terms of “complexity, quality, and range.” Most are from the public domain and thus are largely classic poems by poets of the past. But a sprinkling of contemporary and even multicultural poems is also included. It’s an interesting list to consider, but by no means exclusive—indeed the Standards home page (<a href="http://corestandards.org/">corestandards.org</a>) notes, “They expressly do not represent a partial or complete reading list.” Here is a list of the suggested poems for your consideration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-weight: bold;">K–1 Poetry Text Exemplars</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Anonymous. “As I Was Going to St. Ives”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Rossetti, Christina. “Mix a Pancake”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Fyleman, Rose. “Singing-Time”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Milne, A. A. “Halfway Down”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Chute, Marchette. “Drinking Fountain”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Hughes, Langston. “Poem”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Here is a list of classic poems still popular with young people. The subject matter, language, rhythm, and imagery of these poems are still inviting for today’s readers and listeners. Most of these selections continue to be included in current anthologies of popular children’s poetry and many are available online as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Hilaire Belloc, “The Vulture”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">William Blake, “The Tyger”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Gwendolyn Brooks, “We Real Cool”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Lewis Carroll, “Jabberwocky”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Emily Dickinson, Poem: 288, “I'm Nobody! Who are You?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">There are many, many wonderful poetry anthologies published for children, full of poems by different poets. In addition, new poets often appear FIRST in anthologies before publishing their own individual collections of poetry. Here is a beginning list of some of the most popular and acclaimed poetry anthologies that include quality works by a variety of poets gathered around many interesting themes and topics.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Brenner, Barbara. Ed. 1994. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Earth is Painted Green: A Garden of Poems about Our Planet. </span>New York: Scholastic.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Brenner, Barbara. Ed. 2000. <span style="font-style: italic;">Voices: Poetry and Art from Around the World.</span> Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Clinton, Catherine. Ed. 1993/1998. <span style="font-style: italic;">I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry.</span> Boston: Houghton Mifflin.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Cohn, Amy L. Ed. 1993. <span style="font-style: italic;">From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs.</span> New York: Scholastic.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Cullinan, Bernice and Wooten, Deborah. Eds. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Another Jar of Tiny Stars; Poems by NCTE Award-winning Poets.</span> Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">In his seminal work, <span style="font-style: italic;">Poetry's Playground: The Culture of Contemporary American Children's Poetry</span> (Wayne State University Press, 2007, p. 117-119), Joseph Thomas identifies the poets listed below as the most frequently anthologized within a selection of key anthologies he suggests are children’s poetry essentials. The following poets appeared in at least half of the “canon” anthologies and are listed in descending order of frequency.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">From birth—if not before—children respond to the rhythm and rhyme of poetry. Indeed, children’s book author and literacy expert Mem Fox claims, "Rhymers will be readers; it's that simple. Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they're four years old, they're usually among the best readers by the time they're eight" (<span style="font-style: italic;">Reading Magic; Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever</span>, 2001, p. 85). Here are 50 recommended titles of poetry written with our youngest listeners in mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Ada, Alma Flor and Campoy, Isabel, Comp. 2010. <span style="font-style: italic;">Muu, Moo! Rimas de animales/Animal Nursery Rhymes</span>. Rayo/HarperCollins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Anholt, Catherine and Laurence Anholt. 1998. <span style="font-style: italic;">Big Book of Families.</span> Cambridge: Candlewick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Archer, Peggy. 2007. <span style="font-style: italic;">From Dawn to Dreams; Poems for Busy Babies</span>. Ill. by Hanako Wakiyama. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Sharing poetry during these pivotal years of childhood is an important component in developing their literacy skills, as well as broadening their appreciation of literature in all forms. In fact, research commissioned by the Poetry Foundation found that “most poetry readers (80 percent) first encounter poetry as children, at home or in school.” Fortunately, there are many, many excellent works available for sharing with this age group. Here are 100 exemplary titles to get you started. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As young adults move toward reading and responding to classic poetry for adults, let’s not forget there are many rich collections of poetry published just for them. ‘Tweens and teens will find many fascinating options here in poetry about young love, culturally rich poems, absorbing novels in verse, and even poetic works written by other young people. This list is only a beginning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Aguado, Bill, comp. 2003. <i>Paint Me Like I Am: Teen Poems from WritersCorps</i>. New York: HarperTeen.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In examining the nearly one hundred books of poetry published for young people in 2011, I found there was quite a variety in style, tone, content, and format available. In fact, I noticed ten mini-trends (if 2-3 books constitute a trend) that are worth exploring: animals, humor, music, culture, novels in verse, stories in verse, emerging new voices, poetic innovation, ebooks, and book poetry. Some titles feature tried-and-true “formulas” for creating appealing poetry for young people (using the connecting theme of “animals,” for example), and others venture into brand new territory (such as creating poems using only the letters from a single word, as in Bob Raczka’s Lemonade). Once again, it’s heartening to see the field of poetry for young people offer such a bounty of choices and voices. With titles by poetry “fixtures” like Shel Silverstein, as well as National Book Award-winning new writers like Thanhha Lai, we can stock our shelves with gems that will hold up for years and look forward to what’s next in poetry for kids and teens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here are my picks for my favorite poetry books of the year. For me, it is all about the poetry “package,” if you will. The poems, of course, are number one, and they should be interesting, thoughtful, distinctive, and rhythmic. I also value poetry that reads well out loud since I believe that is so crucial in connecting with children. But I also value the design and illustration of each book, since the presentation of the poems as a set provides an essential context for entering, enjoying, and remembering the poems. So many of today’s poetry works do this so well—creating inviting visuals, well-designed layouts, and a distinct combination of art and language. Consider these contributions to the world of poetry for young people this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*A blilingual (Spanish/English) collection of 16 playful nursery rhymes taken from Argentina, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Spain together with some original verses, with Zubizarreta (the translator) retaining the musicality of the originals. Simple, rhythmic poems vary in length and featuring not cows, but a conejito (rabbit), a burro (donkey) and una lechuza (an owl), among other appealing animal characters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think it was a great year for poetry for young people with a tremendous variety of subject matter and format and heaps of quality and innovation. I wrote earlier about trends I observed this year and about the organizing thread of TIME in many poetry books this year, in particular. As a group, all the titles below offer a mini-library of what’s new and great about poetry for kids: in form, in format, in look, in impact, in humor, in emotional power, etc. There are so many wonderful works worthy of consideration and sure to hold up in repeated readings over and over again. Just $200 (app.) would buy this entire collection of my recommended list (for example) of some of the best poetry of 2009, a fabulous year’s worth of reading for all ages—adults included.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And if you already have the book, but would like to suggest additions, corrections, or offer other input, please do so in the COMMENTS area. Thanks!</span>Sylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164349730806838940.post-65552160599634263952012-04-11T19:41:00.001-07:002012-04-30T20:48:55.390-07:00Favorite Poetry for Young People 2008<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The year included an interesting variety, with picture book collections dominating, and new trends in poetry morphed with biography growing strong. There was also more experimentation with poetic form/topic and book layout which is fun for those of us who like to provide diverse models for aspiring writers and artists. This year’s list showcases a variety of categories, including poetry written by kids, novels in verse, and even nonfiction works about poets and poetry. I did a bit of research and found that you could purchase hard cover copies of this whole list for only $382-- and have a wonderful mini-library of 2008 poetry for young people that runs the gamut from the hilarious (Frankenstein monster parodies) to the transcendent (Billie Holiday's lyrical life). What a bargain!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My favorite children’s poetry of 2007 included a great deal of variety: anthologies, biographical poetry, picture book collections, novels in verse, edgy YA work, playful verses for very young children, and more. New voices and new works by old favorites. Great curricular connections in science, social studies, and beyond. Fun experimentation with poetic form and voice. Beautifully written, beautifully illustrated. Serious, humorous, and everything in between. After much deliberation, here’s my list of not-to-be-missed poetry for kids in 2007. Be sure your library has multiple copies of each!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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