Poetry often has the reputation for being boring, hard to understand, and to find out the meaning of the poem, one has to think long and hard an analyze the poem. In today’s world, poetry has changed drastically. Poetry does not always have to rhyme, or talk about undying love, poetry can simply be a pair of running shoes, a baby doll you sleep, or something as simple as a safety pin. Reading poetry (such as Love that Dog and Brown Angels) allows children to see that poetry can be about anything, anything that inspires you to write. Poetry can contain simple words, and still hold just as much meaning as one using long and hard to pronounce words.
Reading Love that Dog and All the Small Poems has given me excitement, because I know now that I can introduce poetry in a new light, and hopefully engage my students in writing poetry. Sometimes I feel that poetry has become a lost art, andmost people do not enjoy hearing or reading this wonderful language that comes from a writer just placing his or her thoughts on a piece of paper. Students posses that same type of talent and skill, each student is capable of writing his or her own poetry.
