tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post1591523586083844776..comments2024-01-29T07:09:43.833-05:00Comments on Wild Rose Reader: PASS THE POETRY, PLEASE!: A Wild Rose Reader Interview with Lee Bennett HopkinsElaine Magliarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-72264639327193719172010-11-08T14:22:04.231-05:002010-11-08T14:22:04.231-05:00Great interview! Thank you both for sharing.Great interview! Thank you both for sharing.Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-69506910995202435832010-11-05T09:17:48.459-04:002010-11-05T09:17:48.459-04:00This is GREAT. And I've *gotta* read PASS THE ...This is GREAT. And I've *gotta* read PASS THE POETRY PLEASE already.Jules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-14967324831434326712010-11-04T09:14:22.665-04:002010-11-04T09:14:22.665-04:00I am an old "young" poet. How exactly wo...I am an old "young" poet. How exactly would I go about seeking you out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-57377367108350292252010-11-03T21:52:07.653-04:002010-11-03T21:52:07.653-04:00Really enjoyable exchange! I especially like the ...Really enjoyable exchange! I especially like the idea of "silent mentors"--we all have them, I guess, and they play a different role to the "talking mentors" we may also have.<br /><br />I have a question about the "useless words." I too believe that less is more, but I often struggle to reconcile what you might call pithifying the draft with maintaining the rhythm that the poem calls for. I wonder how you handle that, Lee, since it sounds like you still have to go back and carve those empty words out?<br /><br />On the poetry award, maybe it would help if someone enormously wealthy endowed it, like George Lucas or the Gates Foundation or JK Rowling. The winning poet would get a (relatively) fat cash award to make up for all the lean years of dedication to poetry for children!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-85413031884196998162010-11-03T19:53:23.602-04:002010-11-03T19:53:23.602-04:00Thank you for the references. I'm always in se...Thank you for the references. I'm always in search of more to read about poetry and how to bring it alive in the classroom. I'm always looking for ways to help jump-start poetry writing lessons with first graders. Do you have any good ideas that I could try?Sallyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682971476430687775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-77705777200633057672010-11-03T16:43:24.641-04:002010-11-03T16:43:24.641-04:00What a wonderful interview, Elaine. I'm thrill...What a wonderful interview, Elaine. I'm thrilled that I'll finally get to meet both you and Lee at NCTE!<br /><br />Here's my question.<br />What makes a good anthology and how do you put one together? (Okay, that's really two questions.) I'd love for Lee to discuss how he approaches putting one together and how he selects the pieces that make up the final product.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-8625913336703690682010-11-03T12:10:06.538-04:002010-11-03T12:10:06.538-04:00Lee and Elaine, I love learning this history, and ...Lee and Elaine, I love learning this history, and love the photo, and love the generous spirit of this q and a with everyone already asking such great questions. Here's mine: do you have a favorite writing prompt for children you're willing to share?Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-29561542303978643962010-11-03T08:09:24.055-04:002010-11-03T08:09:24.055-04:00So nice to hear about your love for Langston Hughe...So nice to hear about your love for Langston Hughes' work. His poems captivated me from the start. The first book of poetry I ever bought was a collection of his work. <br /><br />Poetry is so different from fiction and general nonfiction. I know you've been advocating that the ALA offer an annual award for poetry comparable to the Caldecott or Newbery. It seems that such an award would raise poetry's status and arouse more interest in writing high quality poems for children. Has any progress been made on that front?Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321805301687762360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-90347614341327399172010-11-02T16:44:23.166-04:002010-11-02T16:44:23.166-04:00Laura: The SUBJECT comes first - then words. Than...Laura: The SUBJECT comes first - then words. Thanks for mentioning<br />SHARING THE SEASONS. I love David<br />Diaz' artwork in this book.<br /><br />Linda: After a first draft I do back and back again and again to find the right word, phrase and cutting out useless words such as 'the' and 'and'. I think of a poem as a piece of sculpture where<br />one has to constantly mold until it<br />is a finished piece. A hundred words might come down to 50 or less. In poetry, less is more, I feel.<br /><br />LEE BENNETT HOPKINSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-29109508143734013962010-11-02T14:04:56.216-04:002010-11-02T14:04:56.216-04:00I really enjoyed the interview with Lee. I've ...I really enjoyed the interview with Lee. I've used Pass the Poetry, Please with my students for many years. I actually wore my first copy out and had to buy a new one! : )<br /><br />My question: Once you've gotten your first draft down, do you go back and think, "Hmmm, where can I add a metaphor or some other poetic element, or do you not just allow it to happen naturally?" <br /><br />Thanks Elaine and Lee!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-89649638250893848412010-11-02T12:33:08.941-04:002010-11-02T12:33:08.941-04:00Fabulous interview, Elaine and Lee. Thank you for ...Fabulous interview, Elaine and Lee. Thank you for sharing how you got started writing it, Lee. As many interviews with you (and books created by you) as I've read, I don't think I knew that's how you began writing children's poetry.<br /><br />By the way, Sharing the Seasons is one of the most beautiful anthologies/collections I've read this year...<br /><br />OK, here's my question: When you write a poem, what do you focus on first? The meaning you want to express, emotion, the word choices, rhythm, imagery, the way it sounds read aloud...something else entirely? What is the aspect you start with? Or is it all so interwoven that it comes out of a piece? <br /><br />Thanks!<br />Lauralaurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2373615867496327293.post-60072462029500783632010-11-02T12:30:34.456-04:002010-11-02T12:30:34.456-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.com