Here are the suggestions you all made with the person included. I
thought this was topic that no one would mind having their identifiers
with and sometimes that may help you judge the applicability for you in
your situation. Thanks you all - I got many great ideas as usual. You
will see some things suggested more than once - I left it as is, so you
can judge the enthusiasm for a particular work.
Hi, Becky--I'd recommend the fairly recent anthologies edited by either
Liz Rosenberg or Naomi Shihab Nye as appropriate for your high school
students. I especially like _This Same Sky_ (Nye) and Rosenberg's
_Earth-Shattering Poems_, _The Invisible Ladder_, and _Light-Gathering
Poems_. They've edited others, too.
Good luck!
~Connie
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Dr. Connie Ann Kirk
http://www.connieannkirk.com
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Hi all, I'd add Martin Espada and Harryette Mullen to your list. I also
might add the book "Tar" by C.K. Williams and "What Work Is" by Phillip
Levine.
Maureen Robins
Literacy Coach/NYC
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I like Betsy Franco's anthologies of teenage poetry,
Things I Have to Tell you: Poems and Writing by Teenage Girls
You Hear Me? Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys
I second the recommendations for Naomi Shihab Nye's various collections
of poetry. I particularly like "I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You" and
"19 Varities of Gazelle".
Judith
Judith Ridge
My blog: http://www.misrule.com.au/s9y/
My website: http://www.misrule.com.au
PO Box 1476
Ashfield NSW 1800
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Naomi Shihab Nye has many good ones. A Maze Me: Poems for Girls; 19
Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East; The Space Between our
Footsteps.
Behind the Wheel: Driving Poems by Janet S. Wong
Jeri Calcote
District Library Media Specialist
Poolville (Texas) I.S.D.
jkcalcote@cox.net
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I recommend a book called An Invitation to Poetry. Admittedly, I
haven't personally seen it, but I was at a conference this weekend, and
the gentleman who compiled the poems, Rober Pinsky, spoke. Its a really
neat idea. Basically, while he was a Poet Laureate, people sent him
letters of their favorite poems. These have been compiled, along with
the letters, into this volume. There is also a really neat companion
DVD of the people who selected the poems (just regular people)
explaining what the poem means to them, and then reciting the poem.
These video segements are available online, along with lesson plans,
etc. Go to http://www.favorietpoem.org <http://www.favorietpoem.org/> .
Its a pretty neat resource and I think a great way to teach poetry
appreciation.
Rachel Barrett
Director of Library Services
Library Media Center
Duxbury High School
130 Saint George Street
Duxbury, MA 02332
rbarrett@cloverset.org
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Someone at the local children's bookstore told me there is a new oxford
anthoogy of poetry coming out and that it looks great.
kim
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Paul Janeczko
Liz Rosenberg
These are two of the outstanding anthologists for YA readers.
teri
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Teri S. Lesesne
doctorl@shsu.edu
Professor, Sam Houston State University
Department of Library Science
Huntsville, Texas
Author, MAKING THE MATCH (Stenhouse, 2003) and NAKED READING (Stenhouse,
2006)
www.professornana.com
See me blog:
www.professornana.livejournal.com
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How about Good Poems edited by Garrison Keillor?
Lynn Foltz, Upper School Librarian
Sanford School
Hockessin, DE
foltzl@sanfordschool.org
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Janet Wong is great - used to live/work in Seattle but recently moved
to the Bay Area (I think) -- small accessible volumes
Joanne Benson Glasgow
Teacher Librarian
Evergreen High Schools
830 SW 116th Street
Seattle, WA 98146
206-433-2311
glasgowj@hsd401.org
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Becky,
Check with your English teachers to see what they recommend. They may
have specific authors they like students to read. They may also be able
to help you know which poets are more popular in your area.
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Barbara Den Boer
Library Media Teacher
North Summit High School
P.O. Box 497
Coalville, Utah
(435) 336-5656 ext. 4017
FAX: (435) 336-0309
Are they looking for author-specific poetry or genre or ethnic? I have
two teachers that require students to find poetry regularly. I've tried
to get a variety, but budget doesn't allow for a lot. Here are a few
titles that I have. Hopefully, something will work for you.
10 varieties of gazelle by Naomi Shihab Nye
It's raining pigs & noodles by Jack Prelutsky
A kick in the head
Laughing out loud, I fly by Juan Felipe Herrera
Math talk by Theoni Pappas
Poetry matters by Ralph Fetcher
A poke in the I
The Rose that grew from concrete by Tupac Shakur
Science verse by Jon Scieszka
A slow flash of light by Jack Collom
Song of the water boatman by Joyce Sidman
Spectacular science
Author-related collections -- Walt Whitman, Dickinson, Emerson, Langston
Hughes, Frost, Dylan Thomas, Angelou, Sandburg, Plath, Longfellow
Just about any kind of anthology that offers variety also works.
Hopefully, something helps here.
Barbara
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Becky
Rebecca Endlich
Librarian
Edmonds-Woodway High School
Edmonds WA 98026-7556
Phone 425-431-6127
Fax 425-670-7922
endlichr@edmonds.wednet.edu
EWHS Library Webpage
<http://staff.edmonds.wednet.edu/users/endlichr/default.htm>
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