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Before the invention of the novel, verse provided the vehicle for throwing philosophical and theological truths into their enacted, experienced forms, which is why I've profited so much from medieval and Renaissance poems, especially those I've recommended, all of which are allied with the chanson de geste, tales of heroism and adventure that delight as much as they inform.

Packed with hyperbolic, militaristic imagery, the poem is an acrostic, so the first word of each verse begins with a letter from the Hebrew alphabet in succession.

Packed with hyperbolic imagery, the poem is an acrostic, so the first word of each verse begins with a letter from the Hebrew alphabet in succession.

The metaphors in the poem keep the wonder of renewal firmly fixed on ordinary human experience: the new life has to do with dew and rain and versing.

Normally, I wouldn't choose the book of Revelation as 2:00 a.m. reading material, but all night long I'd been chasing the broken pieces of a prophecy around my head — something about tribes and tongues and nations, verses I knew but couldn't quite remember, like a poem with missing syllables or a song with forgotten words.

The following poems all deal with the issue of stillbirth and make lovely verses for memory cards or keepsakes.

It is named for Kelsey and Kayte Grammer's son and is associated with the English poet W.H. Auden, who has been admired for his ability to write poems in nearly every imaginable verse form and mimic other writers.

Was an original ensemble member of the sketch comedy show Rowan and Martin's Laugh - In; best known for clutching a daisy and reciting a brief verse beginning with his trademark, «A poem, by Henry Gibson.»

With this particular effort, he wanted to encourage more reading of great poems, not more writing of adolescent verse.

Poetry Foundation Poems for children on holidays and nature, from different countries and regions, and in blank verse or rhymed stanzas are featured on this website, along with resources for teachers and parents.

Experimenting with forms such as free verse, haiku, sonnets, ballads, and sestinas, Kevin writes both funny and serious poems about baseball, girls, and the recent death of his mother.

There, you can record yourself reciting your favorite poem and share it with other verse - loving members of the group.

A glowing, substantive picture - book biography in verse, this follows the reggae legend from birth to death, with the mostly chronological poems revealing a full portrait of the musician as Medina moves from personal details to wider themes.

LEARNING WITH VERSE Over the last few years I have particularly liked books that combine poetry with nonfiction, such as Tracie Vaughn Zimmer's Cousins of Clouds: Elephant PoWITH VERSE Over the last few years I have particularly liked books that combine poetry with nonfiction, such as Tracie Vaughn Zimmer's Cousins of Clouds: Elephant Powith nonfiction, such as Tracie Vaughn Zimmer's Cousins of Clouds: Elephant Poems.

Seeing, for Clampitt, encompassed all five senses: her poems, like the flora she loved so much, run rampant with sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures, and a rich harvest awaits anyone who delves into this selection of her best work... [she] brought a fresh way of seeing to American verse, and this edition, despite a few shortcomings, abundantly displays the bracing light that her words shone on the surrounding world.

This collection of 12 poems celebrating and affirming both the variations in skin color and individuality of African American children is illustrated with richly colored paintings that complement the imagery of the free verse.

If you have an ambitious group of students, try creating a short, collaborative verse novel together, with everyone contributing poems on the same agreed - upon event, with multiple perspectives or a chronological, sequential story with multiple authors.

This can serve as a springboard for students to interview a family member about his / her past, take their notes and develop a free - verse poem, and illustrate the scene in some way (with a drawing or old photograph, for example).

Based on Lai's personal experience and written in accessible, short free - verse poems, this first novel captures a young refugee's struggle with rare honesty.

Written in accessible, short free - verse poems, Hà's immediate narrative describes her mistakes — both humorous and heartbreaking — with grammar, customs, and dress (she wears a flannel nightgown to school, for example); and readers will be moved by Hà's sorrow as they recognize the anguish of being the outcast who spends lunchtime hiding in the bathroom.

Woodson uses the free - verse - poem form with distinctive line breaks to make the reader pause and think about each scene, letting the «history» breathe a bit.

A wide - eyed student, zapped by his teacher with the curse of science verse, travels through the science curriculum with clever, comical, and occasionally gross science poems.

Nineteen poems, both rhymed and free verse, describe with humor, wonder, and a sense of adventure the many aspects of fire, from cozy candle to raging forest fire.

(2005), Bernier - Grand introduces a famous life with lyrical free - verse poems.

Nearly every spread in this moving biography pairs a well - reproduced painting by Frida Kahlo with an original free - verse poem that defines turning points in the artist's life.

Her recent exhibition, «STRAY,» contained an LP with readings by poets Susan Howe and Nathaniel Mackey as well as photographs of verses of poems that had been wheat - pasted onto the gallery's walls.

Alongside her paintings is a long typewritten poem, The Arab Apocalypse, in which restless verses of death and reclamation are studded with hand - drawn illustrations.

Each is titled with the date the work was completed (á la On Kawara) and is installed together with poem drawings — short verses written in graphite directly on the wall.