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Poetry in the Making
A Handbook for Writing and Teaching
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This book is ideal for children and educators seeking an inspirational guide to poetry that fosters creativity and active participation.
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See moreA series of chapters built round poems explores, colourfully and intensively, themes such as 'Capturing Animals', 'Wind and Weather' and 'Writing about People'. The purpose throughout is to lead on, via discussion of the poems to some direct encouragement to the children to think and write for themselves, making the whole venture seem enjoyable.
Poetry in the Making: A Handbook for Writing and Teaching is a classic anthology of creative writing by Ted Hughes, a 'guardian spirit of the land and language' (Seamus Heaney).
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A series of chapters built around poems by a number of writers including himself, Ted Hughes explores, colourfully and intensively, themes such as 'Capturing Animals', 'Wind and Weather' and 'Writing about People'.
The purpose throughout is to lead on, via discussion of the poems, to some direct encouragement for the children to think and write for themselves. He makes the whole venture seem enjoyable, and somehow urgent.
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ISBN: 9780571233809
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 October 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 35.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 100g
Pages: 128
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Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber and Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid (1997) and Birthday Letters (1998). He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit.
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