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This is the
most amazing book! Whether you love teaching poetry or the subject makes you feel a little uncomfortable, you
need this book! Buy it and read it yourself before you use it with
your students, and it will change the way you think about poetry.
This is the second year I've used the book with students, and
I had the same results both years. Ralph
Fletcher speaks to young writers in this book and gets to the
heart of what's important in writing poetry. When I read it aloud,
my students are captivated by his words, and after just a few
chapters they are writing very powerful poems on their own. Some
students are finding their voice in writing for the first time
this year . . . because poets can break the rules, kids who
normally have trouble writing seem to excel in writing free
verse.
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