Heard, Georgia

Awakening the Heart : Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School

Foreword xi(2) Naomi Shihab Nye Acknowledgments xiii(2) Introduction Poetry, Like Bread, Is for Everyone xv One Making a Poetry Environment: A Place Where Your Life Really Matters 1(17) Two Reading Poetry: Poems Keep Singing to You All Your Life 18(29) Three Writing Poetry: Where Does Poetry Hide? 47(15) Four Crafting Poetry: Toolboxes 62(29) Five Sharpening Our Outer and Inner Visions: Poetry Projects 91(26) Epilogue Yourself as the Key 117(2) Appendix A Guidelines for Revising Your Own Poem, Peer Conferring, and Response Groups 119(2) Appendix B Poets as Teachers 121(2) Appendix C Anthology of Student Poetry 123(12) Appendix D A Few Good Poetry Books 135(2) References 137