Poetry challenge 2013

[Korrale4kq]

Ok I am in!

First I have to say Bahahaha Keri. Poor Alex.

For some reason I have not been a big fan of poetry. Which I guess is odd.  I am a HUGE musical fan, and this is mostly because of the lyricists.  I also have a lot of respect  for songwriters and when I hear a song with amazing lyrics the first thing I do is find out who wrote them.

However, when I was little I used to love reading this book that belonged to my mum as a child. There is one poem that stands out from that book to this day. I always thought it was about a boy growing up. Several years ago I read that it was about a child's death.

Anyways, anyone else want to share a favourite poem that touched them?

Little Boy Blue
By Eugene Fields

The little toy dog is covered with dust,
   But sturdy and stanch he stands;
And the little toy soldier is red with rust,
   And his musket moulds in his hands.
Time was when the little toy dog was new,
   And the soldier was passing fair;
And that was the time when our Little Boy Blue
   Kissed them and put them there.

"Now, don't you go till I come," he said,
   "And don't you make any noise!"
So, toddling off to his trundle-bed,
   He dreamt of the pretty toys;
And, as he was dreaming, an angel song
   Awakened our Little Boy Blue---
Oh! the years are many, the years are long,
   But the little toy friends are true!

Ay, faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand,
   Each in the same old place---
Awaiting the touch of a little hand,
   The smile of a little face;
And they wonder, as waiting the long years through
   In the dust of that little chair,
What has become of our Little Boy Blue,
   Since he kissed them and put them there.

[Korrale4kq]

The more I think about it, I don't not like poetry. I just like certain types.
I was in verse speaking in primary school. To this day I can still recite the rhymes that we performed for eisteddfod.

I absolutely love Edward Lear, sans the limericks. I used to read his book of nonsense verse when Nursing James when he was tiny. I had completely forgotten about that and it was only a few years ago.

I also really love ballads like The Man From Snow River or A Sunburnt Country.

Roald Dahl's revolting rhymes were good when I was a kid also. Funny stuff.

[Skylark]

Got to share with everyone our latest find!

I actually was looking for it for a while, and two weeks ago I literally stumbled on this book, and we love it!

It Can Be Done by St. Clair Adams and Joseph Morris  From publishers: “This is a volume of inspirational poems. Its purpose is to bring men courage and resolution, to cheer them, to fire them with new confidence when they grow dispirited, to strengthen their faith that THINGS CAN BE DONE. It is better for this purpose than the entire works of any one poet, for it takes the cream of many and has greater diversity than any one writer can show.” I highly recommend it. To name just a few of our favorite poems from here: Be the Best of Whatever You Are by Douglas Malloch, The House by the Side of the Road by Sam Walter Foss, If by Rudyard Kipling, It Couldn’t Be Done by Edgar A. Guest, Duty by Ralph Waldo Emerson, A Good Name by William Shakespeare,… I’ve got to stop before I list all of them!

And the best of all - you can get it for free ( it is public domain) -- http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10763

[Skylark]

I finally put together the list of poetry books we use, that you can download for free    I know I promised to share it a few weeks ago, but the kids were having colds and I was a bit out of the loop

Hopefully it helps those, who can not get ahold of many english poetry books. In all honesty, you can meet our poetry challenge just reading from these books!

Here is the link to my list: http://earlyeducationessentials.com/free-poetry-books-for-children/

Let me know what you think.

I will try to also list the books we read, that we have at home.

[bella]

thank you very much for the list Skylark and the It can be done link . my daughter loves those kind of books . our favourite for a while was : All by herself , about girls who made a difference in he world .

i wonder if anybody on this forum is using :Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization .
by Andrew Pudewa

I read about it years ago when i had only isa and we were on the Institutes intensive program , Doman encouraged lots of audio listening to poetry , and this teaching tool according to their site  includes a book with over 75 complete poems, plus speech and soliloquy recommendations, as well as all the poems read on CD for ease of memorization. Instructions, memory charts, certificates, and poet biographies are included.
I listened to a sample on their site and it is actually pleasant to hear . I was wondering if anybody here is using it and can give a review .
xxx
viv

[bella]

http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/pmc

sorry forgot the link xxx

[Mandabplus3]

Bella you really should right down all those little things you remember about you time at the institute and write up a post on it all for us. I have never heard Doman mention reciting poetry, not once ever! You must have dozens of those gems!

[Skylark]

True, I have never heard about Doman endorsing poetry much, so interesting to know. I believe poetry is highly beneficial. I've jotted some reasons on the benefits of poetry for young children (http://earlyeducationessentials.com/seven-reason-to-read-poems-with-children-and-our-new-year-poetry-challenge/). There is order in poetry, that I think activates and stimulates the brain, similarly to classical music....

[Skylark]

Bella, so glad your daughter liked it. We love it too here 

That program looks very interesting, not in our budget at the moment, but I am curious to hear if anyone used it and your opinion about it

[bella]

Oh manda , listening to poetry on audio tapes was part of their listening auditory program . They even sold in their book store : THE GENTLE REVOLUTION AUDIO SERIES : poetry classics , the 19th century poets , 18th century poets ,... read by Neil Harvey . I have them all on tape and i am trying now to copy them to cds . You would find all those in their book store or online , they are all part of their better baby course . it was wonderful to watch their kids performing a Shakespeare play fully dressed with beautiful costumes . yes they encouraged exposing your kids to poetry and good literature , learning about famous poets and authors the same as learning about the flags of the world
xxx
viv

[bella]

oh( Skylark i understand what you mean , this program was on my wishlist for years but unfortunately it was  and still not on our budget. I just feel it is a good program to have and thought  maybe other parents could use it .xxx viv

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