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books & films – STRONG AT THE HEART
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Forward by Laura Davis. Books & Films. Stop the Violence Campaign. A Friend or Family Member. Books & films. Here are some of my favorite books and films that relate to themes in STRONG AT THE HEART. You can find more in the resource section of the book. The line between books for general readers and young adult (YA) literature is not clear cut. Here I have listed both together, with descriptions to help you choose books that appeal to you. A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard. The Tricky Part, Martin Moran.
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Medusa's Kitchen: ON-GOING Workshops/Retreats
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Welcome to the Kitchen! 8212;daily poetry and news from NorCal and Rattlesnake Press (poetry with fangs! Read our DIARY, the cream-colored section at the left, for poets local and otherwise. Then scroll down our GREEN AND BLUE BULLETIN BOARDS on the right for more poet-phernalia. And please feel free to be a SNAKEPAL and send your work, events and releases to kathykieth@hotmail.com—see "Placating the Gorgon" in the FUCHSIA LINKS right below here for info. Carpe Viperidae! BOOKS, DVDs and REVIEWS. Every 3...
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The Twirly Word: California Poets in the Schools -- Santa Clara County
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Thoughts on poetry teaching with children. Thoughts on being a poet. Thoughts about thinking. Saturday, August 31, 2013. California Poets in the Schools - Santa Clara County. I've just become the Area Coordinator for California Poets in the Schools. I'll continue to put up ideas about teaching poetry to children on this site, but I might also sometimes post on my companion blog, Santa Clara County Poets in the Schools. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Other Poetry Pages. The TwirlyWord on Facebook.
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The Twirly Word: February 2010
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Thoughts on poetry teaching with children. Thoughts on being a poet. Thoughts about thinking. Sunday, February 21, 2010. This is a great exhibit of photos. Marie Ponsot with five of her seven children. This 1957 photograph appeared in the Queens edition of. Anne Sexton and W.S. Merwin backstage at the 92nd Street Poetry Center on November 11, 1968. Photographed by Jill Krementz. Sexton struggled with "madness" most of her adult life, a battle beginning with. To Bedlam and Part Way Back. Links to this post.
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The Twirly Word: December 2012
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Thoughts on poetry teaching with children. Thoughts on being a poet. Thoughts about thinking. Friday, December 28, 2012. You Can Teach Children About War. Thanks to Andrew Sullivan. I found this article about how poets should/can/must write poetry about war. 100 Years of Poetry: The Magazine and War by Abigail Deutsch. I'm going to have to scan some of my student's war poems to post. There are some images available on the web, but not a lot. I did find an article. From the UK, posted in. Earlier this yea...
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The Twirly Word: September 2014
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Thoughts on poetry teaching with children. Thoughts on being a poet. Thoughts about thinking. Friday, September 19, 2014. I'm archiving this blog and moving my web-ish presence to "A Twirly Life" on Wordpress. Please find me there! Http:/ twirlyword.wordpress.com/). Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My Other Poetry Pages. The TwirlyWord on Facebook. The Yellow Lane on Cupertino Patch. TwirlyWord Poetry& on Tumblr. Poem Prompts / Pinterest. When In Doubt, Twirl. View my complete profile.
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The Twirly Word: September 2009
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Thoughts on poetry teaching with children. Thoughts on being a poet. Thoughts about thinking. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. A Pain in the Hip. So, I have early mild to moderate arthritis in my hips. Worse in the left. Probably. Still need x-ray confirmation. I need to take good care of my hips so I'll have them for a long long time. I'm looking for inspiration in poems (where else? And found Lucille Clifton. These hips are big hips. They need space to. They don't fit into little. These hips are mighty hips.
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The Twirly Word: August 2009
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Thoughts on poetry teaching with children. Thoughts on being a poet. Thoughts about thinking. Saturday, August 1, 2009. Slowly Getting The Poem Back In. I've been dead. Getting back to life, slowly, and finding blogs I want to link to, photos I want to share, snatches of poems I want to listen to and lift out. First steps:. 1 Found a great great visual art blog: Accidental Mysteries: and today's post is "Poultry In Motion" - great poem bird pun. Here. And the Newspaper Blackout Poems. That's enough - two...
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The Twirly Word: October 2009
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Thoughts on poetry teaching with children. Thoughts on being a poet. Thoughts about thinking. Friday, October 9, 2009. Almost 49 "if all else fails, sharks have a keen sense of hearing". I am happy to have found " What To Do About Sharks. By Vivian Shipley on the AAP website. What a great poem, and I hope to teach it to my 5th graders at Regnart this spring. They've asked me to come back, although I can't imagine where they are getting the money. The Land of Green Plums. Heart-animal is good too). I have...
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The Twirly Word: "The Yellow Lane" -- September and Poets Think About War
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Thoughts on poetry teaching with children. Thoughts on being a poet. Thoughts about thinking. Sunday, September 8, 2013. The Yellow Lane" - September and Poets Think About War. My Saturday, September 7 post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Other Poetry Pages. The TwirlyWord on Facebook. The Yellow Lane on Cupertino Patch. TwirlyWord Poetry& on Tumblr. Poem Prompts / Pinterest. When In Doubt, Twirl. View my complete profile. California Poets in the Schools (CPITS). Poetry Center San Jose.
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