tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post4508654824113014344..comments2024-03-25T12:58:42.058-05:00Comments on Poetry for Children: Birth of the ZenoSylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-75199678577998671992009-11-14T12:03:23.093-06:002009-11-14T12:03:23.093-06:00Hi Mandy,
I've asked your question and as soo...Hi Mandy,<br /><br />I've asked your question and as soon as I've heard I can post it here, if that's all right? <br /><br />Alan<br /><a href="http://area17.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Area17</a><br />.Area 17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07472190637554124160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-27799879951048355132009-11-14T10:08:29.926-06:002009-11-14T10:08:29.926-06:00Mandy-- cool project. No, I am not familiar with a...Mandy-- cool project. No, I am not familiar with any writing specifically about African American poetic forms-- specifically for children. You might look at the work of Marilyn Nelson and Carole Boston Weatherford for models...<br />Best of luck!<br />SylviaSylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-26721235376608359252009-11-12T06:50:41.179-06:002009-11-12T06:50:41.179-06:00Hi Sylvia,
I realize I'm late on commenting on...Hi Sylvia,<br />I realize I'm late on commenting on this post, so I hope you still see this...<br />This is kind of a response with a request for info. You seem to be the poetry guru, so I was sure you would know something about this. I'm writing a poetry picture book that tells a narrative story about the Montgomery Boycott. I am including different forms of poetry and it was suggested that I include various forms of "open form" verse especially speciifc to african american poetry. Would you happen to have information about this topic: such as call and response, praise poems, jump rope rhymes, or any other type of forms for "open form". Thanks,<br />MandyMandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-64898691179898194312009-10-31T19:01:19.962-05:002009-10-31T19:01:19.962-05:00.
If you'd like to link to my three liner, fr....<br /><br />If you'd like to link to my three liner, fresh from tonight, please go ahead!<br /><br />Just need a two liner verse after mine, then a three liner and so on from anyone else, and I can add it to the ongoing 1000 Verse Renga Project which is both local and international. <b>;-)</b><br /><br /><i>halloween takeout<br />a ghost spine T-shirt boy<br />gets his mom to order</i><br /><br />Alan Summers<br />unpublishedArea 17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07472190637554124160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-17591388704085878282009-10-31T11:52:54.251-05:002009-10-31T11:52:54.251-05:00Alan, very cool! I'm blown away by your ambiti...Alan, very cool! I'm blown away by your ambitious renga project! Thanks for sharing that info here.<br />SylviaSylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-91027165706893588082009-10-31T11:49:33.302-05:002009-10-31T11:49:33.302-05:00Hi, Mary-- thanks for the note. So glad you found ...Hi, Mary-- thanks for the note. So glad you found this helpful. It's mutual! <br />SylviaSylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-59434788984131946272009-10-31T10:56:50.617-05:002009-10-31T10:56:50.617-05:00How fantastic! I can't wait to introduce this ...How fantastic! I can't wait to introduce this new form to my school's 7th grade language arts teachers! What a perfect tie-in with the 7th grade social study's focus on Ancient Greece and 7th grade math's unit on fractions. Plus, Lewis has visited many of our Ohio district's elementary schools - slam dunk!Mary Burkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964066545448050550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-77484607812346906642009-10-31T08:41:17.002-05:002009-10-31T08:41:17.002-05:00Looks like lots of fun! ;-)
I'm heavily invol...Looks like lots of fun! ;-)<br /><br />I'm heavily involved with the local/global <i><b>"1000 Verse Renga Project"</b></i> which has included doing workshops/activities with whole schools in a day, or 60 children at a time in 60 minutes for a shisan renga poem. Phew! ;-)<br /><br />The project is inclusive so renga versefiers have ranged from the age of 2 years right through to 11 years old in schools!<br /><br />We've included maintenance staff and dinner staff as well as teachers! <br /><br />All kinds of adults can still take part, so please send a renga verse to: <i><b>1000verses@withwords.org.uk</b></i><br /><br />We have had verses sent in from U.S. libraries to support the U.K. libraries I've been involved with.<br /><br />We've had poets and childrens fiction writers the States, as well as haiku writers from Africa to Croatia, USA, Europe and elsewhere have sent in verses as well as the public at large.<br /><br /><i><b>BBC weblink:</b></i> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8316000/8316198.stm" rel="nofollow"> BBC 1000 verse renga article </a> <br /><br /><i><b>Alan's blog weblink:</b></i> <a href="http://area17.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">1000 Verse Renga blog</a><br /><br /><br />If you are interested you could always do a few linked verses together and send them to me as a mini-renga that I can include as an internal renga within the larger renga.<br /><br />all my best,<br /><br />AlanArea 17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07472190637554124160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-9652094999975309042009-10-30T22:34:21.042-05:002009-10-30T22:34:21.042-05:00Thanks for stopping by-- and for hosting us all!
S...Thanks for stopping by-- and for hosting us all!<br />SylviaSylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-7407937742560451622009-10-30T22:21:09.967-05:002009-10-30T22:21:09.967-05:00I've seen lots of Zenos today, but I love all ...I've seen lots of Zenos today, but I love all your great explanation of the background. Thank you so much for sharing!Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024880986964198385noreply@blogger.com