Response to readings~ Poetry

All the Small Poems and Fourteen More- This book had to be my pick out of the three we had to read. I thought the vivid words in each of the poems made it very appealing to me. I enjoyed reading it. It made me think of things that I normally would not have , for example the poem about the fence. (pg 39) How many times have I seen a fence that had fallen down and not ever wondered why or how? I loved how Valerie Worth took everyday items and made them feel important.

Brown Angels-  I also enjoyed this book. However, the poetry was not the reason why I liked it. I loved it for all the pictures. I love old pictures! The author said that he had gathered the pictures from yard sales and flea markets. I thought that I was the only crazy person that enjoyed looking at old pictures at flea markets. One time, my husband even ask me why I wanted to buy something like that because I did not know anyone in the picture. It makes me want to try to find out who they are and what their life was like. I also think of how much fun children would have if you gave them old pictures and ask them to make up a story about the people in the picture. That would be so much fun. This book makes me want to go back to flea markets and try to find old pictures once again.

Love that Dog- Oddly so, this was my least favorite book. I had a hard time following this poem. I think maybe I was looking into it more than I should have been. After our class discussion though, it helped. I think that my student’s could relate to the poem and they would probably enjoy reading it.

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