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| Amy Ludwig VanDerwater |
My students wrote some found poetry a few weeks back, and
it’s been on my mind ever since. Many teens think poetry has to be about love
and all their internal problems. This type of poetry is usually filled with
angst and may be theraputic, but rarely has any staying power. It’s too
personal.
Talented poets can create a story in a very small space. They
chose their words and the way the words play together very carefully.
I had the opportunity a few months ago to meet Amy LudwigVanDerwater, a poet and children’s author, who has a wonderful site called ThePoem Farm. She posts her poetry there. Every so often, she said she harvests
poetry from the site based around a theme. She’ll bundle them up and propose an
idea to her publisher. She now has two books in print, Forest Has a Song and Every Day Birds, the second recently published. When I talked with her she had the
artists proofs for the book with her. They are beautiful collages made of
textured papers.
Poetry is not an easy sell, but Amy has found a great outlet.
Thank you, Roberta, for including this post about my work on your blog. Congratulations on your book! It's so good that we can all find each other in here. Consider joining us on a Poetry Friday - all are welcome to join in - just look up Poetry Friday and No Water River in the same Google search, and you can learn all about it. Or in my sidebar at The Poem Farm. Happy National Poetry Month and warm wishes! :)
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