This document provides an overview of poetry and drama. It begins with several definitions of poetry from sources like Wikipedia and poets such as Coleridge, Shelley, Dickinson, and Wordsworth. It then discusses what poetry means to a 12-year-old from a book and the Poetry Foundation. The document also covers poetry forms like slam poetry and websites for poetry. For drama, it defines drama and theater, discusses the purpose of drama and its use in education, and covers forms like reader's theater. It concludes with a section on Native American plays.

1. Poetry and Drama--and Indians!LIB 617 Research in Young Adult LiteratureFall 2009

2. 2Young Adult Librarian Dewey on poetry

3. 3Dewey and poetry 2

4. 4More Dewey and poetry

5. What is Poetry?

6. PoetryPoetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. It consists largely of oral or literary works in which language is used in a manner that is felt by its user and audience to differ from ordinary prose. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia6

7. 7What is poetry?What is poetry?Poetry really has no one set definition. Shadow Poetry defines poetry as the art of writing thoughts, ideas, and dreams into imaginative language which can contain verse, pause, meter, repetition, and rhyme.

8. November 1, 2009Poetry and Drama8How poets have defined itHere’s how some famous poets define poetry:“The best words in the best order.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge “The record of the best and happiest moments of the best and happiest minds.”Percy Bysshe Shelley “If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that it is poetry.”Emily Dickinson “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.”William Wordsworth What is poetry?

9. 9A poetical answerWhat is Poetry?: A Non-Lecture What is poetry?Love lie with me, and I will tell.Poetry a lawless enterprise.Poetry the truth that reveals all lies.Poetry a camera-eye without a shutter.Poetry, unlike armchair philosophy, does not leave the world unchanged.Selection: What is Poetry? Rough Draft of an ARS POETICADelivered, on the occasion of his receiving The Frost Medal,by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

10. 1012-year old Katie’s thoughts on poetry from True to Form by Elizabeth Berg:If you see a sunset and try and describe it to someone in normal words, all you can say is, “Boy, I saw a great sunset last night.” But if you are a poet, you can give it to someone to feel for themselves. Like you make a little seed of what you saw, they swallow it, and it blooms again inside their own heart.“. . . then there is the scritchscritch of my pen, trying to say something so true. What if it works? Then when I read it again, the little voice inside will say, Yes. Yes. Yes.From Poetry Thinks . . . by Kristine O'Connell George

11. The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience. Poetry Magazine. Founded in Chicago by Harriet Monroe in 1912, Poetry is the oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world. 11

12. Sponsored by Poetry Foundation12

13. Welcome to poetry.orgPoetry.org is a resource site for poetry and poets. Here you can learn about the history, meaning, and types of poetry, as well as terms often used when reading and studying poetry. There is also the resource page: a series of links to various poetry sites for daily poetry, poetry organizations, poet biographies, and more. And there is our selection of poetry from various famous poets, including William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and e ecummings. 13

14. The Academy of American . . . administers a wide variety of programs, including National Poetry Month (April), the largest literary celebration in the world; online educational resources providing free poetry lesson plans for high school teachers; the Poetry Audio Archive, a collection of over 700 recordings dating back to the 1960s; and Poets.org, our award-winning website which provides a wealth of content on contemporary American poetry and receives a million unique users each month.14

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16. Other poetry websites16

17. A poet who wrote a load of nonsenseEdward Lear, Limericks, and Nonsense: A Little NonsenseEdward Lear, Limericks, and Nonsense: There Once Was…17

18. Shel Silverstein18The Shel Silverstein Archive

19. A Poet for Young Adults19Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why)

20. Poetry lessons20WritingFix Project: Poetry Lessons & Prompts resources inspired by the NNWP's annual Piñon Poetry Festival

21. 21What’s the use of poetry?Can Poetry Really Change the World?. . . there are those, including myself, who believe in poets as the antennae of the race, as the conscience of society, or at least as Jack Kerouac said, “the great rememberer redeeming life from darkness.” The greatest poets’ greatest lines have entered mass consciousness, and they are great precisely because they have continued to resonate in our lives today.Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poetry As News

22. 22What makes good YA poetry?Bucher and Manning:Does the poem have meaning for the young adult—can the young adult relate to the topic, the setting, the theme, or the emotion being conveyed?Does the poem elicit rich sensory images or deep emotional responses, which young adults appreciate or understand?Characteristics of Poetry for Young AdultsExcerpted From:Young Adult Literature Exploration, Evaluation, and Appreciation

23. More characteristics of YA PoetryBucher and Manning:Does the poem allow adolescents to experience the power of words and to explore how words can elicit certain emotional responses?Does the poem have vivid imagery and vibrant language?Will the poem provide pleasure (i.e., can young adults relate to the poetry in some way either as an event or emotion they have experienced or would like to experience)?Characteristics of Poetry for Young Adults23Excerpted From:Young Adult Literature Exploration, Evaluation, and Appreciation

24. A Native American PoetNovember 1, 2009Poetry and Drama24

25. Poetry by young Native AmericansNovember 1, 2009Poetry and Drama25

26. 26More Dewey and Poetry

27. 27What is a poetry slam, anyway?

28. An organization for poetry slams28What is Poetry Slam, Inc.?Poetry Slam, Inc. is the official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization charged with overseeing the international coalition of poetry slams. Though slams are maintained in a growing number of cities by local volunteer organizers, the vast majority of slam series follow the rules established by the governing body, and are certified by the governing body as slams that adhere to the vision slam's founders established for the art form over a decade ago.

29. What about Drama?

30. 30What is drama?What is drama? ‘Drama’ is an Ancient Greek word meaning ‘act’ or ‘deed’. The Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle used this term in a very influential treatise called the Poetics. In this text, Aristotle classified different forms of poetry according to basic features he thought could be commonly recognised in their composition. He used the term ‘drama’ to describe poetic compositions that were ‘acted’ in front of audiences in a theatron.

31. 31What about theatre?What is theatre?Theatre is a living art. Theatre is storytelling at its most magical. Theatre is reality. Theatre is fantasy. Theatre is the expression of the human condition in its myriad forms throughout history. Theatre is experimentation. Theatre is problem-solving, and Theatre is fun. BA in Theatre – Major/Minor

32. 32The Purpose of Drama Why study drama? Through drama you can become anyone, anywhere, at anytime. By understanding drama you can learn to understand anyone, anywhere anytime. Plays often capture the essence of a culture or a group within that culture. They reveal the attitudes and opinions of their day.

33. 33Drama in educationWhy can drama lead to successful teaching and learning?Drama . . . can offer a powerful stimulus in motivating children to learn as they are operating within a relationship that is human- to- human, rather than one that is human- to- abstract concept. It is this that acts as the lure to draw members of the class in and enables them to see the relevance of the learningHolden, J. (2002, Summer).What’s this got to do with maths? Education Review, 15,2

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35. 35A special form of dramaReader’s theatreReaders Theatre is an oral reading activity that closely resembles radio drama. Two or more readers stand or sit side by side, usually in a semicircle, holding scripts and reading their parts to portray characters, narration or exposition. Physical movement is minimal. Instead, speech conveys the action. Readers Theatre by Sam Sebesta

36. 36What Is RT? And How Do You Really Spell It?There are many styles of reader’s theater, but nearly all share these features: Narration serves as the framework of dramatic presentation. No full stage sets. If used at all, sets are simple and suggestive. No full costumes. If used at all, costumes are partial and suggestive, or neutral and uniform. No full memorization. Scripts are used openly in performance Aaron ShepardFor more reader’s theater, visit Aaron Shepard’s RT Page at www.aaronshep.com/rt

37. Native American playsPushing Up the Sky: And Other Native American Plays for Children (2000) A collection of stories by Joseph BruchacFrom acclaimed Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac comes a collection of seven lively plays for children to perform, each one adapted from a different traditional Native tale. 37

38. 38Drama from YA Librarian Dewey

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