Thursday, September 03, 2015

Author #139: McNamara and Karas playfully put poems in perspective


In A Poem in Your Pocket  by Margaret McNamara and illustrated by G. Brian Karas we learn about some different kinds of poems including acrostic and concrete. Elinor is excited about a famous poet coming to her school and sharing poems but then she can't write a poem to her liking and doesn't have one when the poet comes.  What will Elinor do?

 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/ Visit the poetry foundation for an explanation of poetry terms along with current poetry and news on poetry.  http://www.gbriankaras.com/ Read more about G. Brian Karas and see his art at his website.  More about author Margaret McNamara at: https://www.facebook.com/MargaretMcNamaraAuthor

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