A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms

I had no clue so many different poetic forms existed! This book not only explains each, it does so with a sense of humor and lots of excellent examples.

This is a MUST have for teachers, parents or poets!! A fun book that explains many different types of poems, it is very easy to understand and it inspires the reader to create her own poems!

I am madly in love with this book! Such a great selection of poems, mostly unfamiliar, and such fun, modern illustrations.It introduces you to a wide variety of poetic forms, half of which I'd never heard of before. It would be best for older kids because it assumes you know some basic things, like what a stanza is. And although it does explain what a rhyme scheme is, it uses them so much that if that was your whole introduction to it, I think you'd be lost. But it would still work for younger kids just as a great anthology.I do wish it had pronunciation information for more of the terms and that the information part of each entry was not in such teensy print.

This is a great book! It introduces so many forms of poetry, and it’s a super great example of how flexible poetry is. I had to use this for a graduate education class, and it was very helpful in identifying form through examples and explanations. It is very simply put, so even a kid could use this book to explore poetic forms.

This is a fun book with clever poems and lovely illustrations. The best part is that because each poem is discussed in terms of its form, my son began quickly learning the various poetic structures and would come home from school with pantoums, concrete poems, and the like (that he had done during free time!) Very engaging.

The author in this book is careful to illuminate readers on the structures of the poems without letting the descriptions take away from the poetry itself. The beautiful pictures celebrate the poetry, and the overall work highlights the fact that structured poetry can be expressive and poignant. While there's nothing wrong with free and blank verse poetry (free verse is included in the book, too), many young writers seem to find structured poetry inhibiting. The author and illustrator of this book show that it can be a moving way to express yourself.The levels of poetry differ greatly, making it appropriate for almost any grade. Teachers can choose particular poems to read from or teach, or they can offer the book to students during reading workshops.

I might have fallen in love with poetry if this book had existed when I was a young person. Although I bought it for my grandchildren, there is something about reading many of the poems that just brings a smile to my face. I also wish I would have had this book when I was teaching English. It contains wonderful examples of a wide variety of forms of poetry.

If you want to learn more about poetry, but worry about it being "too deep" with "hidden messages", then this book might be for you. By presenting poetry that is child-friendly (a child can understand), learn about the rules and make-up of various poetic forms such as the sonnet, villanelle, pantoum, and sestina. I ordered this book to help me with my writing by providing me with examples of poetic forms so I can challenge myself to try writing poetry in new forms. We really can learn a lot from children's books, and this book is so much more fun to read than a formal book of adult poetry that might present the same poetic forms.

This simple, straightforward guide to poetry can be used with students of all ages. It is really accessible and contains clear examples and definitions.

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An excellent teaching resource. This came in perfectly new condition.