Savren, S: Forms of Things Unknown
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A college student writes: "These words I write/ open their mouths wide/ screaming the most intimate secrets." An inmate in a maximum-security men's prison writes: "Within my writing, I am able to break down my prison walls and escape, leave the gangster façade behind."The Forms of Things Unknown: Teaching Poetry Writing to Teens and Adults draws from Shelley Savren's forty years of teaching poetry writing to a diverse array of students, from teens with mental health issues to seniors to adults with developmental disabilities, and in a wide variety of settings, which include middle schools, high schools, colleges, juvenile halls, women's centers, and a men's prison. Each chapter includes an original poem from Savren, heartfelt stories, and lesson plans that introduce poetic concepts through model poems by professionals, open-ended writing assignments, methods for sharing and critiquing, and student poems. Designed for use in a classroom or community setting, this book features forty-one lesson plans and nineteen more poetry-writing workshop ideas and provides guidance and inspiration for teaching poetry writing to teens and adults.
The Forms of Things Unknown: Teaching Poetry Writing to Teens and Adults draws from Shelley Savren¿s forty years of teaching poetry writing to a diverse array of students, from teens with mental health issues to seniors to adults with developmental disabilities. Designed for use in a classroom or community setting, this book features forty-one lesson plans and nineteen more poetry-writing workshop ideas and provides guidance and inspiration for teaching poetry writing to teens and adults.
Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Getting Serious about Poems: Middle School and High SchoolChapter 2: Can Words Save Me? Teens with Mental Health Issues Chapter 3: Does Anybody Love Me? Juvenile Justice Part I: Girls' Rehabilitation FacilityPart II: Colston Youth Center Chapter 4: Poetry in AcademiaChapter 5: I Remember: Cedar Community Center for Senior CitizensChapter 6: Every Bird Can Sing: St. Madeline Sophie's Training Center Chapter 7: The Feminist Poet: Women Take Back WordsChapter 8: Freedom Journey: R.J. Donovan Maximum Security Men's PrisonAppendix: Additional Exercise Ideas ResourcesAbout the Author