Reading & Writing Poetry with Teenagers

This versatile volume combines examples of poetry from historical and contemporary masters with high school writing (Grades 9-12). 

Each chapter contains poems for reading aloud, poems for discussion, models for writing exercises, samples of student poems, and a bibliography for extended reading.

Many teachers use Reading and Writing Poetry with Teenagers across disciplines. Writing exercises include:

• Animals as Symbols
• Family Portraits in Words
• Of War and Peace
• Writing Song Lyrics as an Expression of Social Protest