ERIC ED458627: Poems by Adolescents and Adults: A Thematic Collection for Middle School and High School.

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Brewbaker, James, Ed.; Hyland, Dawnelle J., Ed.
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Poems by Adolescents and Adults: A Thematic Collection for
TITLE
Middle School and High School.
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL.
INSTITUTION
ISBN-0-8141-3563-3
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PUB DATE 2002-00-00
270p.; Sponsored by the Assembly on Literature for
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Anthologies; Class Activities; Classroom Techniques;
DESCRIPTORS
Creative Writing; High Schools; Middle Schools; *Poetry;
*Poets; *Thematic Approach
Poetic Forms; *Young Authors
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ABSTRACT
This book, a collection of poems by adolescents and adults,
is designed to offer teachers a supplement to the standard middle school and
high school literature anthologies. Divided into 11 themed sections, the
collection mixes more than 100 poems by students in grades 5 to 12 with more
than 40 pieces by adults, including well-known writers such as William
Stafford, Nikki Giovanni, Gary Soto, and Sandra Cisneros, as well as
classroom teachers whose work has been published in "English Journal." The
book's themes range widely--from family relations to peer pressure, from
school life to social issues, and from love to hopes for the future--in poems
that are sometimes playful, sometimes deeply felt, sometimes provocative, and
always of high interest to students. Each section in the book begins with an
introduction in which the editors offer reminiscences centered on the theme
and suggest ways to cluster the poems with both traditional and young adult
literature. The collection offers teachers an accessible resource for
planning classroom activities, promoting discussion, and engaging students in
thinking about how poetry can be meaningful in their lives. Appended are book
resources for using/teaching poetry; an annotated list of recent "English
Journal" and "Voices from the Middle" articles on using/teaching poetry;
recommended Web sites on poetry in the classroom; and a list of adolescent
poets' hometowns, schools, and teachers.
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POEMS BY ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS
NCTE EDITORIAL BOARD: Willie Mae Crews, Colleen Fairbanks,
Cora Lee Five, Andrea Lunsford, Jaime Armin Mejia, Kyoko Sato,
Jackie Swensson, Gail Wood, Zarina M. Hock, Chair, ex officio,
Kent Williamson, ex officio, Peter Feely, ex officio
Poems by Adolescents and Adults
A Thematic Collection for Middle
School and High School
Edited by
JAMES BREWBAKER
Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia
DAWNELLE J. HYLAND
Chewning Middle School
Durham, North Carolina
National Council of Teachers of English
1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801-1096
Staff Editor: Tom Tiller
Interior Design: Jenny Jensen Greenleaf
Cover Design: Pat Mayer
NCTE Stock Number: 35633-3050
©2002 by the National Council of Teachers of English.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or trans-
mitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including pho-
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from the copyright holder. Printed in the United States of America.
It is the policy of NCTE in its journals and other publications to provide a
forum for the open discussion of ideas concerning the content and the teach-
ing of English and the language arts. Publicity accorded to any particular
point of view does not imply endorsement by the Executive Committee, the
Board of Directors, or the membership at large, except in announcements
of policy, where such endorsement is clearly specified.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Poems by adolescents and adults : a thematic collection for middle school
and high school / edited by James Brewbaker [and] Dawnelle J. Hyland.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8141-3563-3 (pbk.)
1. Young adult poetry, American 2. Youths' writings, American.
I. Brewbaker, James, 1930 II. Hyland, Dawnelle, J., 1974
PS586.3 .P637 2002
811'.60809283dc21
2001044527
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CONTENTS
PERMISSIONS
XV
XiX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
xxiii
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1
I At Home: The Person, the Family
1 Masks and the Search for Identity
25
Behind Grandma's House
29
Gary Soto
A Piece of Furniture
30
Laura Beth Ma lick
Pretty Parcel
Gina Marie Damiano
31
You're Who?
32
Heather Miser
I Used to Try Not to Look Down
33
Allison Stevens
Play Pretend
34
Jeremy Stoll
The Adolescent Essence
35
Gina Marie Damiano
Shadowed Thoughts
35
Faye D. Christensen
Unfortunately
36
Amanda Gagliardi
Chock-Full of You
37
Gina Marie Damiano
An Answer to a Liberal's Question: What Can I Do
about Prejudice?
38
Tykeria T. Muhammad
Poem for Flora
39
Nikki Giovanni
V
Contents
2 Gender
41
A Farewell, Age Ten
William Stafford
45
Around the High School
John Laue
46
Heart Attack
47
Charity Koone
Moon and Stars
47
Sue Glasco
Olga
N. C. Krim
48
Electra
Leah Lenk
49
Instruction
Conrad Hilberry
50
how the cookie crumbles (jane's sweet revenge)
Danielle Mangano
50
My Father Mows the Lawn
Roodabeh Samimi
52
Riding the Moon
Lindsey J. Blackburn
53
Jenny Says
Joseph H. Ball
54
3 Body, Mind, and Spirit
55
The Dancer
Valerie Voter Bos
59
Twenty-Five Minutes on the Stairmaster
Kristen Haver
60
Pumping Iron
Diane Ackerman
62
Match Point
Jonathan Liebtag
62
Forgotten Rainbow
Kristen Mac Gorman
63
The Runner
Chris Gibbs
64
Twenty-Five Knots
David M. Darst Jr.
64
An Endless Plane of Squares
Andrew Shawhan
65
Bowling
Josh Sommers
66
Contents
A Little More
66
Emily Tancer
Ski
67
Tara Ritchie
The Assist
68
Kellen Walter
Start to Finish
68
Laura Pope
Progression
69
Josh Robinson
Coach
70
Charles Ghigna
72
4 Generations
Making a Briquette Chimney
76
Philip Venzke
It's Only a Tattoo
77
Shannon Iezzi
Take Your Elbows Off the Table
78
Mary F. Jenkins
Grandma and Me
79
Mandy Glover
My Mother
80
Alexa Baz
Grandma's Ranch
81
Kelly Boss
flight
82
Saritha Peruri
My Wicked Wicked Ways
83
Sandra Cisneros
Giggle from the Sea
84
Tara Ritchie
Last Photograph
86
Margo Zuffante
J. T.
87
David M. Darst Jr.
June 2, 1989
88
Courtney Bush
Little Girl Grown Up
89
Sarah Hool
Sitting on the Yellow Pages
90
Myrna Enamorado
vii
9
Contents
Everlasting Baggage
Andrea D. Firestone
91
Blueberry Pie
Nancy Gorrell
92
II Close to Home: Classmates, Friends, and Others
5 School Life
95
Why I Write Poetry
Kaitlyn Gilles
100
Your Head Is Spinning Round and Round
Lochanda Col lick
101
What's in a Locker?
Fran Haraway
102
Shoes
Lucy DePree
103
My ClassFifth Grade
Kathleen Iddings
105
Children's Jail
Derik Gummesen
106
A Report
Susan Floyd
106
A Self-Divided Class
Tina Gupta
107
Outing
David Burk
108
Lunchtime at Prien Lake Elementary School
Bonny Leah McDonald
109
The Alien
Danielle Kaufman
110
Another Average Girl
Jennifer Patterson
111
What I Learned in School Today
Devan Satterwhite
111
The Bully
Diana Levy
112
Notes for a Writing Instructor
Dan Verner
112
On Wiesel's Night
Thomas E. Thornton
114
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