tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post116257431936442171..comments2024-03-27T02:13:13.079-04:00Comments on Original Content: Maybe I Shouldn't Try To Do Poetry Friday PostsGail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-18495528783232785112009-04-06T10:09:00.000-04:002009-04-06T10:09:00.000-04:00"When a kid connects with poetry it isn't because ..."When a kid connects with poetry it isn't because they have studied meter or find a particular turn of phrase clever, they connect with what sounds "right" to them".<BR/><BR/>This is so true Elzay!Marinelahttp://marinelareka.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-1162657769573682092006-11-04T11:29:00.000-05:002006-11-04T11:29:00.000-05:00Now that was enlightening. Perhaps I wasn't expose...Now that was enlightening. Perhaps I wasn't exposed to poetry early enough and missed the pleasures of just enjoying sound. <BR/><BR/>Kids may get turned off from reading poetry because of being forced to search for meaning. My young relatives tell me I often destroy books and even TV for them by analyzing stories and programs.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-1162612606324704032006-11-03T22:56:00.000-05:002006-11-03T22:56:00.000-05:00Poetry has always been about the language, especia...Poetry has always been about the language, especially so with children. When a kid connects with poetry it isn't because they have studied meter or find a particular turn of phrase clever, they connect with what <I>sounds "right"</I> to them. Nonsense appeals because for many children the adults around them use words that have no meaning to them. <BR/><BR/>I have an 8 and 10 year old in the house and the meanings they gather and assume from political conversations and TV commercials is often hilarious. It isn't hard to understand the appeal of nonsense verse in this light.<BR/><BR/>There is good Ciardi and bad Ciardi -- as there are good and bad Prelutsky, Silverstien, etc. SOmetimes I feel like I have to remove my adult thinking to "get into" children's poetry, and when I do I am occasionally surprised by the results.<BR/><BR/>What I want to know is what happens to kids that they have this love of poetry -- of the idea that language is something fun, to be played with -- that gets lost somewhere along the way. Why else are there so few adults who regualrly read poetry of any kind?david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.com