"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." --Book Jacket.
Record details
ISBN:0060955090 (pbk.)
ISBN:9780060955090 (pbk.)
Physical Description:print xix, 316 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Edition:1st HarperPerennial ed.
Publisher:New York : HarperPerennial, 1999.
Content descriptions
General Note:
"A Chelsea House book."
Formatted Contents Note:
Teaching Children to Write Poetry -- Class Collaborations -- Wishes -- Comparisons -- Noises -- Dreams -- Wishes, Noises, Dreams, and Comparisons Together -- Metaphors -- 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 -- Third Eye -- Collaborations by Two Students -- Poems Using Spanish Words -- Other Poems.
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