Poetry is part of the 7-12 English curriculum, but many students, and teachers too, are afraid of it. They think of poetry as esoteric, insular, even elitist. Baron Wormser and David Cappella prove otherwise. Poetry is in fact the lifeblood of language. It incorporates all aspects of the language arts. It deserves to be at the center of the English curriculum. And it can and should be taught daily. The authors show why and how. Their book takes the form of a fictional teacher's journal entries on his daily teaching of the reading and writing of poetry. His recurrent theme for appreciating poetry is to "slow down, pay attention-there is much to be gained from this." And he demonstrates that truth. He looks at language closely-how the poet uses language, revises, edits, and assesses; how potent language really is; how the fewest words can achieve the greatest impact. What's more, he highlights within the text major ideas for teaching and provides other teacher-friendly formats and information, including: 
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<li>lists that detail practical exercises and strategies</li> <li>full-length poems</li> <li>anthologies for teacher reference.</li> </ul> Plus, the table of contents functions as a calendar of daily topics, making quick work of planning or honing in on areas of particular interest. A Surge of Language is the perfect antidote to pressure and stress. And it's a richer, more rewarding alternative to the lists of objectives that now comprise teaching. Both thoughtful and practical, it will inspire and guide teachers in their efforts to put some reflective practice back into their curriculums and classrooms. And it will get them to think in poetry, too.

A Surge of Language: Teaching Poetry Day by Day

Cappella, David

WORMSER, Baron

Literature & Fiction

Heinemann

The Central Connecticut State English Department in conjunction with the Connecticut Literary Festival publish a literary anthology of fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry by forty-two Connecticut writers.

Connecticut Literary Anthology 2021: Celebrating Nutmeg Authors

GIBSON, MARGARET

Ong, Monica

Authors, Connecticut

D'Aries, Anthony

Reyna, Bessy

Mama, Raouf

Mayo, Crystal D.

Dyton, Regina S.

Literary

CCSU English Department

Poetry. "David Cappella's GOBBO is truly operatic as it makes us feel the heart and soul of a tortured yet remarkable poet. Through the deft use of form, Cappella maintains a constant window on a changeable man. Each aria-like poem articulates an aspect of Gobbo's experience while creating, as in opera, a powerful emotional skein. This is a life of a poet in poems. As such, its relevance is timeless"--Baron Wormser. David Cappella's poetry has appeared in Diner, The Connecticut Review, The Bryant Literary Review, The Bradford Review, Dragonfly, A Quarterly of Haiku, and other journals Gobbo won the 2003 Bright Hill Press Poetry Chapbook Competition Award.

Gobbo: A Solitaire's Opera

Poetry

Bright Hill Press

Kindling

Bullied in school, the brother of a rebellious sister, without real friends, and stifled by an overbearing father - these incendiary ingredients have ignited 15-year-old Zeke Titcomb, a full-fledged pyromaniac. He has terrorized the small town of Chaldea, Maine by torching his high school to the ground. And the town will never be the same. But the high school is only the beginning. Zeke's unsuccessful attempts to set the adjacent Junior High School on fire and the neighboring Walloomsac High School strain the efforts of the authorities, desperate to find the culprit, but not before Zeke has further traumatized the townspeople with a burning spree. Zeke, now incarcerated in the Portland Youth Center, isolated and sulky, withdraws. Dr. Elizabeth Proctor, his appointed psychologist, convinces him to begin writing in a journal. Something strange happens - Zeke begins to open up. In it, he gradually reveals the events that led up to the fires, his feelings about life in Chaldea, and the family anxieties that burden him. Zeke immerses himself in his journal. Only when his parents allow two staff members from his old high school, a former English teacher and the school librarian, to help him work on his writing, does Zeke begin to catch a glimpse of what he has done and who he is.

Piscataqua Press

Cervena Barva Press

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