Irene Latham at Live Your Poem... is hosting this week's poetry round-up with a special edition of Poetry Friday focused on Martin Luther King. Be sure to stop by for a taste of poetry love.
Today's book of poetry (like last week's share) comes from the library collection at my old school. I'm spending the next month working as a part-time librarian. The opportunity came at a busy time (our kitchen remodel begins in February), but I couldn't resist the lure of spending my days in the library and getting paid for it.
This morning I strolled over to the 811s in search of another favorite book of poetry to share with you.
This week's choice, Hey, You! Poems to Skyscrapers, Mosquitoes, and Other Fun Things, a slim picture book anthology of poems selected by Paul B. Janeczko was always a favorite in my 6th grade classroom. George Ella Lyon's poem "Invocation" begins the book with this phrase, "O pen, open poem..." and concludes with the wish that "...poem will open heart and mind." Student readers will recognize that the poems in this book are poems of address, poems written to things. My personal favorite is "Letter Poem to a Mailbox" by Marjorie Maddox. In this short 25 line poem, students can discover examples of alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, and personification. Paul B. Janeczko points out, "There is lots of room for imagination when a poet writes to a thing," Students reading this anthology might be inspired to write a poem of address to a backpack, a cell phone, an animal or perhaps a favorite season.
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