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Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets Hardcover - 2002

by Paul B. Janeczko; Compiled by Paul B. Janeczko


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As an inspiration to new poets everywhere, acclaimed anthologist Paul B. Janeczko gathers letters of advice and sample poems from thirty-two poets renowned around the world.
How do you write poetry? It's a question with as many answers as there are poets. Now, in this unprecedented volume, thirty-two internationally renowned poets provide words of wisdom and inspiring examples of their own work for new poets everywhere. Compiled by anthologist extraordinaire Paul B. Janeczko, a brilliant poet in his own right, this outstanding resource offers a fascinating spectrum of advice from those who know best - ranging from "break a few rules" to "read Shakespeare's sonnets in the bathroom" to "revise each poem at least thirty-two times." Not surprisingly, the most frequently made suggestion from these seasoned poets is simply to "read, read, read!" This rich volume - an ideal resource for classroom teachers and a beautiful gift for budding writers of all ages - offers the perfect opportunity to do just that.

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  • Title Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets
  • Author Paul B. Janeczko; Compiled by Paul B. Janeczko
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press (MA), Cambridge, MA
  • Date April 1, 2002
  • ISBN 9780763608811 / 0763608815
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.34 x 7.06 x 0.65 in (23.72 x 17.93 x 1.65 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 13 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 8
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, American, American poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001025882
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.608

Excerpt

"Do you want
to write a poem?

Forget it...
until
you have
rewritten it." - Lee Bennett Hopkins

"How to begin? How to get better? If you love poetry, that's a good start. If you have a favorite poet, maybe you could memorize a few poems by him/her, so you can carry them around whenever you need or want them. Certain poems - like favorite trees, or views or memories - become old friends over time." - Liz Rosenberg

"Nothing succeeds like failure. Revel in it. You may take a measure of pride if you can say, 'I failed three times today, and that was before lunch.'" - J. Patrick Lewis

"Most of all, I want a poem to say what I really felt or saw or heard - that is, to be true." - Lilian Moore

SEEING THE BLUE BETWEEN edited by Paul B. Janeczko. This collection copyright (c) 2002 by Paul B. Janeczko. Letters copyright (c) 2002 by individual authors. Poems copyright (c) year of publication as indicated in Acknowledgments. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

About the author

Paul B. Janeczko, a poet and teacher, has edited numerous award-winning anthologies for young people, including Candlewick's A POKE IN THE I: A COLLECTION OF CONCRETE POEMS and VERY BEST (ALMOST) FRIENDS: POEMS OF FRIENDSHIP. Of SEEING THE BLUE BETWEEN, he says, "I tried to create a book that I wish I'd had when I was a kid. Maybe its words would have given me the comfort and encouragement I needed." Paul B. Janeczko lives in Maine.
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