Bringing Poetry Alive

Michael Lockwood is Senior Lecturer in English and Education, University of Reading.

′Although written from a wide range of perspectives, each chapter is crammed with ideas as to how to invigorate children′s enthusiasm for the poetic beats which might be lurking, tucked away and hidden, in every corner of their everyday lives and dreams. The message of the book is clear: don′t just bring poetry alive, keep it alive′ - Tracy Parvin, Senior Lecturer CCCU ′The title says it all. Enthusiasts show how to promote poetry joyfully in the classroom and beyond. The perspectives of poets, teachers, teacher educators and a Children′s Laureate combine to offer the reader a whole range of practical ideas for making poetry an enjoyable and satisfying experience. Put one in every staffroom!′ - Morag Styles, Reader in Children′s Literature and Education, University of Cambridge

• Introduction - Michael LockwoodReflections on Being Children′s Laureate - Michael RosenTeaching Poetry in the Early Years - Margaret PerkinsTeaching Poetry in the Later Primary Years: Response - Prue GoodwinTeaching Poetry in the Later Primary Years: Writing - Catriona Nicholson′Look Children - a Real Live Poet!′: The Role of the Poet in Primary Schools - James CarterCross-Curricular Approaches to Poetry - Eileen HyderTeaching Poetry to Teenagers - Lionel WarnerPoetry Teaching and Drama - Andy Kempe′Literary Reading′: The Challenge of Getting Young People to Experience Poetry - Andy Goodwyn