Tag: writers on writing

Writers on Writing: Poetic Narrative/Nikki Grimes

Poetry. Poetry collections. Novels in verse. Poems in picture books. These are many of the ways that poetic works engage the minds of young readers. Yesterday’s writer, Margarita Engle is as prolific a poet as today’s writer, Nikki Grimes. Nikki is the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, and… Read More Writers on Writing: Poetic Narrative/Nikki Grimes

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Writers on Writing: Memoirs/Margarita Engle

Today’s post begins a short series from amazing and talent writings that will move us deeper into the realm of fiction and nonfiction books. We begin with the Margarita Engle and memoirs. Memoirs differ from biographies in that they focus on a particular event or episode in one’s life, such as Margarita’s Enchanted Air. Two Cultures. Two… Read More Writers on Writing: Memoirs/Margarita Engle

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