Poetry Experience: Choosing and Using Poetry in the Classroom

A playful look at all aspects of poetry -- guidelines, poetic forms, and "Top Ten" lists of favourites. From short activities to full classroom events, this engaging book focuses on both reading and writing your own poetry, and on experiencing poetry both on the page and read aloud.

Sheree Fitch is writer, speaker, educator and author of books in many genres and for all ages. From board books for babies (Kisses, Kisses, Baby-o!) to award-winning picture books (Sleeping Dragons All Around, Mabel Murple) to young adult fiction (The Gravesavers, Pluto's Ghost) as well as poetry and fiction for adults, Sheree has been a published writer for almost twenty-five years. Awards for her writing include the Mr. Christie Book Award, the Anne Connor Brimer Award, the Hackmatack, the Silver Birch, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work inspiring to children. She has studied yoga and core fitness programs and is an avid outdoor fresh-air enthusiast.