SuitabookPoetry Matters
Ralph J. Fletcher
- Reading
- Browse the examples together, then let your child choose one tip to try; treat the poems as invitations to experiment rather than models they must copy.
- Themes
- Developing a poetic voice: The guide offers practical writing advice intended to help young writers craft poems and find their own voice. It presents poetry writing as a process that can be approached with practical guidance, while pointing towards individual expression.
- Learning from poets' examples: Examples from published poets and young people, as well as interviews with poets for children, are included. The book sets practical advice alongside examples and perspectives from poets; this supports an explanatory reading of its teaching approach.
- Worth knowing
- The guide includes interviews with poets who write for children, alongside poems by published writers and young people.