WISHES LIES & DREAMS - Couverture souple

Koch, Kenneth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060955090 ISBN 13 : 9780060955090

Editeur : Perennial, 1999

Synopsis

The classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching school children to write poetry

When Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and shout with pleasure. In this vivid account, Koch describes his inventive methods for teaching these children how to create poems and gives numerous examples of their work. Wishes, Lies, and Dreams is a valuable text for all those who care about freeing the creative imagination and educating the young.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Kenneth Koch is a celebrated poet and the author of numerous books of poetry, literary criticism, short fiction, and plays. He has won many literary awards, including the Bollingen Prize for Poetry in 1995. A professor of English at Columbia University, Koch lives in New York City.

Ron Padgett is a poet who teaches poetry writing at Columbia University and Brooklyn College and serves as publications director of Teacher & Writers Collaborative.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching school children to write poetry

When Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and shout with pleasure. In this vivid account, Koch describes his inventive methods for teaching these children how to create poems and gives numerous examples of their work. Wishes, Lies, and Dreams is a valuable text for all those who care about freeing the creative imagination and educating the young.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Perennial
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060955090
• ISBN 13: 9780060955090
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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