Originally published: New York : Chelsea House, 1970.
Contents
Teaching children to write poetry -- Class collaborations -- Wishes -- Comparisons -- Noises -- Dreams -- Wishes, noises, dreams, and comparisons together -- Metaphors -- A swan of bees -- I used to / But now -- If I were the snow, and spring -- Lies -- Colors -- Sestinas -- Poems written while listening to music -- I seem to be / But really I am -- Being an animal or a thing -- The third eye -- Collaborations by two students -- Poems using Spanish words -- Other words -- Afterword.
Summary
Poet Kenneth Koch describes his methods for teaching children how to create poems, and shares examples and anecdotes from his experiences teaching in a Manhattan public school.
