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Peer reviewedBlake, Robert W. – English Journal, 1990
Considers what poets themselves have to say about poetry. Discusses how they write poems, why they write poems, and what poetry is good for. (RS)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Poetry, Poets, Writing Attitudes
Peer reviewedMora, Pat – English Journal, 1990
Presents a letter written by a professional writer (and a former high school and college teacher) to a young female student who has started writing poems. Discusses why and how she writes. Urges the student to continue writing. (RS)
Descriptors: Females, High Schools, Letters (Correspondence), Mexican Americans
Peer reviewedLardner, Ted – English Journal, 1990
Notes that when students write and exchange poetry and letters, they feel drawn by the responsiveness to their words of "real" audiences. Argues that students sharing letters and poetry give voice to ranges of experience, to name features of their worlds that might otherwise have remained unnamed. (RS)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, English Instruction, High Schools, Letters (Correspondence)
