
Learning by Heart
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ISBN13: 9780877456636
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"Learning by Heart" brings together a unique and diverse collection of poems about the experience of school as seen through the eyes of America's best contemporary poets. These poets capture the educational process not only in the classroom but as it takes place in libraries and hallways, on playing fields and at dances. Alternately joyous and defiant, they demonstrate how it is that young people come to find their place in the world.
Most of the poems in this anthology were written between 1970 and 1995, a period that encompasses both the halcyon years of poets-in-the-schools programs and the primary and secondary school years of many of the poets included. Their poems define school in that most contemporary sense with a multitude of voices reflecting perspectives from African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, and Native American as well as Anglo American backgrounds, from both public and private schools in rural and urban environments.
"Learning by Heart" offers a profound and timely statement about schools and learning as well as the role of art in education. Finally, these poems validate that most important lesson: even the most common of experiences is worthy of creative expression."
| ISBN-13 | 9780877456636 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0877456631 |
| Weight | 0.66 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.50 x 0.62 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $18.50 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 248 pages |
| Publisher | University Of Iowa Press |
| Published On | 1999-03-01 |
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