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Dorothy Law Nolte was born in Los Angeles, California, January 12, 1924.. She wrote a poem on childrearing, "Children Learn What They Live", for a weekly family column for The Torrance Herald in 1954.
Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. [1]Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024) was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, [2] her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature.
Randall Jarrell / dʒ ə ˈ r ɛ l / jə-REL (May 6, 1914 – October 14, 1965) was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, and novelist. He was the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—a position that now bears the title Poet Laureate of the United States.
Cambridge criticism is a school in literary theory that focuses on the close examination of the literary text and the link between literature and social issues. [1] Members of this group exerted influence on English literary studies during the 1920s.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. British children's author and poet (born 1946) For other people named Michael Rosen, see Michael Rosen (disambiguation). Michael Rosen Rosen in 2022 Born Michael Wayne Rosen (1946-05-07) 7 May 1946 (age 78) Harrow, Middlesex, England Occupation Author, broadcaster, poet, activist ...
The concept of affective fallacy is an answer to the idea of impressionistic criticism, which argues that the reader's response to a poem is the ultimate indication of its value. It is the antithesis of affective criticism, which is the practice of evaluating the effect that a literary work has on its reader or audience.
Poetry (ballads, other formal poetic structures and free verse; also, children's poetry); short plays, including for radio; libretti; short stories; essays and criticism. Notable works Collected Poems, 1951–1997; Collected Poems for Children; individual poems including 'Timothy Winters', 'Eden Rock' and many more