Immersed in Verse: An Informative, Slightly Irreverent & Totally Tremendous Guide to Living the Poet's Life

Capa
Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2009 - 112 páginas

Cutting-edge, youthful forms such as rap, hip-hop, and slams have made poetry more popular and relevant than ever. Immersed in Verse nurtures the poet in every child with creative, awe-inspiring ideas: kids can rearrange their favorite poems; start their own poetry workshop; present "open mike night” in the basement; and even record their friends reciting!

 

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Plunge into Words
6
Poetry You
8
Of Blooms Booms Secret Rooms
9
What Kind of Poet Are You?
12
Do You Like Poetry? A Guided Tour
14
A Poem for All Reasons
20
The Nine Habits of Highly Successful Poets
22
Take the Daily Writing Pledge
26
A Demonstration
59
Revising Your Poems
62
Always Something to Write About
66
Your Storage Vault
68
Mind Games
70
Jump Starts
86
Presenting Your Work
90
Performing Your Poetry
92

Your Poetry Toolbox
28
Toys of the Trade
29
Poetic Devices
33
Anatomy of a Poem
41
The Poets Decisions
44
Details Details
45
Observations Explosions
47
Project Your Image
48
Place Your Poems on the Accessibility Scale
49
Point of View
51
Tense
52
Form
53
Shaping Words into a Poem
55
Play with Structure
57
The Secrets of Memorizing Poetry
94
Get Published
97
Do It Yourself
98
Start a Writers Grow
102
A Promise A Warning A Final Word of Hope
104
Selected Poems
105
Selected Poets
106
Publishing Resources for Young Poets
107
Glossary
108
Selected Bibliography
110
Credits
111
Acknowledgments
112
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