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That would be madness! And yet... I write poetry and have a great time doing it. Now, I’m trying to get more kids to do the same thing. If that seems ridiculous, remember that I taught a ...

“I didn't really think of it as a book at first. It was more like my children kind of broke me open and all these poems started pouring out,” she said. “It was like mind, body, and spirit ...

There is no significant use of alliteration or assonance. The vocabulary tends to be much easier than in the real poetry. There are no literary or historical allusions. That's told 'em.

Bouncy, funny poems full of lavatorial humour will go down well with most children, but it is a particular ... free verse there may be elements such alliteration and assonance that will strengthen ...

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alliteration and visual elements. Through poetry, I was liberated from the structured form of academic writing; I could experiment with themes, form, language, tone and imagery to interpret and ...