tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post8699048809299495684..comments2024-03-25T12:58:42.058-05:00Comments on Poetry for Children: Touching the PoemSylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-41222659071086033622009-06-30T14:36:48.820-05:002009-06-30T14:36:48.820-05:00What a great idea! With the release of my new boo...What a great idea! With the release of my new book, The Angry Thunderstorm, our readers are making different crafts to go along with the book. One scout master created a thunder could pencil topper. One little girl created thunderstorm smooshies out of cosmetic sponges. One reader created finger puppets. Adding these elements make reading the book a lot more fun.Carol Henson Keeseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495976026781176691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-53366516017610005922009-06-23T06:28:16.267-05:002009-06-23T06:28:16.267-05:00And thank YOU, Minerva, for your inspiring example...And thank YOU, Minerva, for your inspiring example. <br /><br />And for making the connection with children with learning difficulties. Everyone needs to TOUCH sometimes, to "get it!"Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-69173246557643003402009-06-22T09:09:09.691-05:002009-06-22T09:09:09.691-05:00Ooooh! I work with dyslexic children in reading......Ooooh! I work with dyslexic children in reading... what a GREAT idea. I love it. I will be utlizing this with stories and poems alike.Courtney at SL's No Ennuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736115775389995749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-76318306149064802412009-06-22T02:02:29.816-05:002009-06-22T02:02:29.816-05:00Sylvia,
Thanks so much for writing about our versi...Sylvia,<br />Thanks so much for writing about our version of Janet's "poetry suitcase." I'm glad I found your blog so I can mine it for more inspired ideas to share my love of reading with my kids. Warmly, MinervaMinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152305422037094598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-47017440491020898842009-06-19T19:04:13.744-05:002009-06-19T19:04:13.744-05:00Thanks, Julie and Janet for your input and ideas! ...Thanks, Julie and Janet for your input and ideas! It's so fascinating to hear the poet's point of view, particularly regarding the tension between the abstract and the concrete. <br /><br />And I love HOW NOW BROWN COW so much, Janet-- thanks for that mention-- maybe we can help nudge it back into print. :-)Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-74685602192756371052009-06-19T18:09:57.980-05:002009-06-19T18:09:57.980-05:00Thank you, Sylvia, for your post! I think it would...Thank you, Sylvia, for your post! I think it would be really neat if families worked together this summer to fill a poetry suitcase with poems tied to basement/closet junk and old toys. That suitcase could then be given as a "Back to School" gift for a teacher or the librarian--a great way to start a new school year (and clean out the basement and closets)!<br /><br />One of my favorite poem/prop pairs: Tie a dish and spoon to "Taradiddle" from Alice Schertle's HOW NOW BROWN COW (out of print, I think, but you can find it at your library). The poem ends with the line: "They never found the dish and spoon."Janet Wongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-72399904918010866882009-06-19T17:52:45.479-05:002009-06-19T17:52:45.479-05:00I love this, Sylvia. It underscores the idea that ...I love this, Sylvia. It underscores the idea that poems come alive most when their subjects are taken from the real, physical world. It's not as effective when a poet tries to make a poem's subtext (abstractions like "freedom" and emotions like "love" or "grief") be the subject, when the real job is to come at subtext indirectly - by making the subject of the poem "touchable." Thanks for talking about this today!Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-92144375957838344682009-06-19T12:22:34.124-05:002009-06-19T12:22:34.124-05:00Hi, Mary Lee, thanks for stopping by. Great idea f...Hi, Mary Lee, thanks for stopping by. Great idea for schools, too!Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-22566035217089778322009-06-19T11:45:26.292-05:002009-06-19T11:45:26.292-05:00GREAT ideas! I'm stashing this link in my bac...GREAT ideas! I'm stashing this link in my back-to-school folder!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.com