Author: Sam M. Intrator
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0787969702
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 263
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Reclaim Your Fire "Teaching with Fire is a glorious collection of the poetry that has restored the faith of teachers in the highest, most transcendent values of their work with children....Those who want us to believe that teaching is a technocratic and robotic skill devoid of art or joy or beauty need to read this powerful collection. So, for that matter, do we all." ?Jonathan Kozol, author of Amazing Grace and Savage Inequalities "When reasoned argument fails, poetry helps us make sense of life. A few well-chosen images, the spinning together of words creates a way of seeing where we came from and lights up possibilities for where we might be going....Dip in, read, and ponder; share with others. It's inspiration in the very best sense." ?Deborah Meier, co-principal of The Mission Hill School, Boston and founder of a network of schools in East Harlem, New York "In the Confucian tradition it is said that the mark of a golden era is that children are the most important members of the society and teaching is the most revered profession. Our jour ney to that ideal may be a long one, but it is books like this that will sustain us - for who are we all at our best save teachers, and who matters more to us than the children?" ?Peter M. Senge, founding chair, SoL (Society for Organizational Learning) and author of The Fifth Discipline Those of us who care about the young and their education must find ways to remember what teaching and learning are really about. We must find ways to keep our hearts alive as we serve our students. Poetry has the power to keep us vital and focused on what really matters in life and in schooling. Teaching with Fire is a wonderful collection of eighty-eight poems from such well-loved poets as Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Billy Collins, Emily Dickinson, and Pablo Neruda. Each of these evocative poems is accompanied by a brief story from a teacher explaining the significance of the poem in his or her life's work. This beautiful book also includes an essay that describes how poetry can be used to grow both personally and professionally. Teaching With Fire was written in partnership with the Center for Teacher Formation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Royalties from this book will be used to fund scholarship opportunities for teachers to grow and learn.
Author: Jeffrey Harrison
Publisher: Sarabande Books
ISBN: 9781889330648
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Third, highly accessible collection by this lyric talent.
Author: Valerie Bloom
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
ISBN: 9780747599739
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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When de July sun hot like fire/ Den I have jus' one desire,/ To run down to de shop an' buy a/ Kisko pop. The subjects of these poems range from global pollution to problems with maths homework and from teh philosophical to taking sandwiches to school. Children love reading and listening to Valerie's work.
Author: Mark Doty
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061856630
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 339
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“Fire to Fire should solidify Doty’s position as a star of contemporary American poetry. . . . The poems combine close attention to the fragile, contingent things of the world with the constant, almost unavoidable chance of transcendence.” — Publishers Weekly A landmark collection of new and published works by one of our finest poets that is a testament to the clarity and thoughtful lyricism of his poems Fire to Fire collects the best works from seven books of poetry by Mark Doty, acclaimed poet and New York Times bestselling author of two memoirs, Firebird and Dog Years. Doty’s subjects—our mortal situation, the evanescent beauty of the world, desire’s transformative power, and art’s ability to give shape to human lives—echo and develop across twenty years of poems. His signature style encompasses both the plainspoken and the artfully wrought; here one of contemporary American poetry’s most lauded, recognizable voices speaks to the crises and possibilities of our times.
Author: Gary Soto
Publisher: Clarion Books
ISBN: 9780544104822
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An expanded version of A Fire in My Hands, Gary's Soto's acclaimed collection of poems about growing up Latino, now in paperback.
Author: Jennifer LeClaire
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768462126
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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Access Your Prophetic Advantage in Prayer! What is really happening in the unseen realm when we pray in tongues? In Tongues of Fire, seasoned prophetic teacher and prayer leader, Jennifer LeClaire offers fresh biblical insight into what goes on when we activate our heavenly prayer language. Using directed prayer activations, Jennifer helps you tap into the power of praying in tongues. She examines the physiological effects that praying in tongues has on our bodies as well as the promises of God we access when we pray. Divided into 101 easy to read mini-chapters, you will discover how to: Break Religious Mindsets Strengthen Your Physical Body Tap into Heaven's Revelation and Mysteries Receive Holy Boldness Open Your Seer Eyes to the Unseen Realm Shift Spiritual Atmospheres Pray Perfect Prayers Don't get stuck in a rut of powerless prayer. There’s a whole realm of glory and power awaiting you as you unlock the mysteries of praying in tongues. Tap into it today and see your life transformed from the inside out!
Author: Valerie Bloom
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9780747551157
Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Time's a bird, which leaves its footprints At the corners of your eyes, Time's a jockey, racing horses, The sun and moon across the skies. Time's a thief, stealing your beauty, Leaving you with tears and sighs, But you waste time trying to catch him, Time's a bird and Time just flies. A stunning first ever collection of new poems from the renowned performance poet Valerie Bloom. Her poetry is beautifully crafted yet full of energy - her subjects range from the philosophical, to taking sandwiches to school and being afraid of ghosts. Her mixed use of standard English and dialect is a delight to read and hear. Children love reading and listening to her work!
Author: Pauli Murray
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631494848
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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With the cadences of Martin Luther King Jr. and the lyricism of Langston Hughes, the great civil rights activist Pauli Murray’s sole book of poems finally returns to print. There has been explosive interest in the life of Pauli Murray, as reflected in a recent profile in The New Yorker, the publication of a definitive biography, and a new Yale University college in her name. Murray has been suddenly cited by leading historians as a woman who contributed far more to the civil rights movement than anyone knew, being arrested in 1940—fifteen years before Rosa Parks—for refusing to give up her seat on a Virginia bus. Celebrated by twenty-first-century readers as a civil rights activist on the level of King, Parks, and John Lewis, she is also being rediscovered as a gifted writer of memoir, sermons, and poems. Originally published in 1970 and long unavailable, Dark Testament and Other Poems attests to her fierce lyrical powers. At turns song, prayer, and lamentation, Murray’s poems speak to the brutal history of slavery and Jim Crow and the dream of racial justice and equality.
Author: John Enright
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430314036
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 83
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John Enright, known to many as that guy who ends all his blog entries with rhymes, here delivers a pile of poems on varied topics, including love, family life, politics, art, and Objectivism.
Author: Valerie Worth
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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A collection of twenty-six poems includes works about pandas, steam engines, and icicles.
