Experience Poems and Pictures


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EXPERIENCE POEMS AND PICTURES combines original poetry, pictures of artwork by diverse teens and adults from the United States and Sri Lanka, with prompts for viewing and writing about artwork and exploring poetry to create new art. The poems, written from a faith perspective, address topics of family, friendships, life, death and hope. The artwork includes paintings in multiple mediums, quilting, and manipulated photos on a range of topics in a range of styles. Appealing to students of all ages, the book can become a mentor text for teachers wanting to publish student writing and art.




Experience Poems and Pictures


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EXPERIENCE POEMS AND PICTURES (with Spanish) combines original poetry in English, pictures of artwork by diverse teens and adults from the United States and Sri Lanka, with prompts in English and Spanish for viewing and writing about artwork and exploring poetry to create new art. The poems, written from a faith perspective, address topics of family, friendships, life, death and hope. The artwork includes paintings in multiple mediums, quilting, and manipulated photos on a range of topics in a range of styles. Appealing to students of all ages, the book can become a mentor text for teachers wanting to publish student writing and art. Writing prompts are in English and in Spanish (English on left page and Spanish is right page.)




Songs of Innocence


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Poems & Pictures


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These forty-nine poems were written between 1963 and 1973, years of the author's young adulthood from high school through college, to young motherhood. They were highly influenced by the immense amount of reading she was required to do for both high school and college classes for majors in English literature and psychology, as well as personal experiences, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. The author, who is a published photographer and graphic artist, has illustrated the poems with her pictures (photos, drawings and other creations). None of the pictures were created to illustrate the poems they accompany, and were taken or created between 1967 and 2022, but are chosen add to the experience of the poems, which range from the deeply serious to capricious, from thoughtful to truly silly. To preserve the design of the pages, this ebook's pages are in a fixed format. The book is 67 pages long.




Planning with Purpose


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Graduate teaching assistants and new college instructors may have questions about lesson planning, grading, and classroom management. Some may be teaching in culturally and experientially diverse settings unfamiliar to them. This mentoring handbook describes but not prescribes methods, materials, and management strategies that can help maintain morale during those critical first years as a college instructor. Graduate teaching assistants and new college instructors often are advised, coached, and mentored by department professors with little time to meet regularly with their novice educators. This book meets many of the principles outlined in the position statements of the Conference on College Composition and Communications and the Council of Writing Program Administrators. The pedagogical stances on which Planning with Purpose lessons are based will support the work of college supervisors. Using Planning with Purpose: A Handbook for New College Teachers can make pedagogical meetings with new colleagues more efficient and effective.




A Visit to William Blake's Inn


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A collection of poems describing the curious menagerie of guests and residents, human and animal, at William Blake's inn.




National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry


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"When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens ... Lewis curates [a] ... poetic celebration of the natural world in this ... collection of nature poems. From trickling streams to deafening thrunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover ... photography ... paired with contemporary (such as Billy Collins), classics (such as Robert Frost), and never-before-published works"--




a few Moments in Life


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A few Moments In Life is just that: the capturing for a moment in poetry those things in life that we experience or think about, but can t quite put into words. The pictures show persons, places and the spectacular nature all around us at which we glance but seldom take the time to really notice. Inspired by the thought that poems combined with music are called songs, Jan calls her poetry with pictures SeeSay. See the picture; Say the words. Enjoy the combined experience. Reading the poems once will not be enough; looking at the pictures once will not be enough. Repeating the experience will become a habit and lead to finding new meaning and enjoyment in a few Moments in Life.




Word Pictures


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Lee Robert is an impressionist poet, with a unique and expressive style. He touches readers on a personal level because he captures life's experiences so vividly. Lee's work has been shaped by his writing studies in the U.S. and France. While in France he cultivated a French impressionist style in his poetry, tinged with a French philosopher's perspective. His world view as reflected in his work has also been shaped by decades of Buddhist study and lifestyle which heightened his senses and finely tuned his poetic voice. The many references to South Florida reflect his growing up there with an adventurous spirit and adrenaline junky life. In its essence, his work is a blend of comedy and tragedy, action and contemplation, and experience and impression. He has four collections of poems including, “Word Pictures,” a collection of purely impressionist poetry and “Poelitical, We're In A Lot Of Trouble,” a poet's political perspectives. And two collections still in progress are “Poetry in the Park,” poems about the images and experiences of America's parks and “A Guided Journey,” an exploration of life’s spiritual journey in poetry.




Poems to Learn by Heart


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For this companion to her New York Times best-selling collection A Family of Poems, Caroline Kennedy has hand-selected more than a hundred of her favorite poems that lend themselves to memorization. Some are joyful. Some are sad. Some are funny and lighthearted. Many offer layers of meaning that reveal themselves only after the poem has been studied so closely as to be learned by heart. In issuing the challenge to memorize great poetry, Caroline Kennedy invites us to a deeply enriching experience. For as she reminds us, “If we learn poems by heart, not only do we have their wisdom to draw on, we also gain confidence, knowledge and understanding that no one can take away.” Illustrated with gorgeous, original watercolor paintings by award-winning artist Jon J Muth , this is truly a book for all ages, and one that families will share again and again. Caroline’s thoughtful introductions shed light on the many ways we can appreciate poetry, and the special tradition of memorizing and reciting poetry that she celebrates within her own family.