{"title":"Kenneth Koch","description":"Kenneth Koch has published many volumes of poetry, including New Addresses, Straits and One Train. He was awarded the Bollingen Prize for Poetry in 1995, in 1996 he received the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry awarded by the Library of Congress, and he received the first Phi Beta Kappa Poetry award in November of 2001. His short plays, many of them produced off- and off-off-Broadway, are collected in The Gold Standard: A Book of Plays. He has also written several books about poetry, including Wishes, Lies, and Dreams; Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?; and, most recently, Making Your Own Days: The Pleasures of Reading and Writing Poetry. He taught undergraduates at Columbia University for many years. He passed away in 2002.","products":[{"product_id":"wishes-lies-and-dreams-teaching-children-to-write-poetry-paperback","title":"Wishes, Lies, and Dreams: Teaching Children to Write Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching school children to write poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and shout with pleasure. In this vivid account, Koch describes his inventive methods for teaching these children how to create poems and gives numerous examples of their work. \u003cem\u003eWishes, Lies, and Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable text for all those who care about freeing the creative imagination and educating the young.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The classic, inspiring account of a poet's experience teaching school children to write poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Kenneth Koch entered the Manhattan classrooms of P.S. 61, the children, excited by the opportunity to work with an instructor able to inspire their talent and energy, would clap and shout with pleasure. In this vivid account, Koch describes his inventive methods for teaching these children how to create poems and gives numerous examples of their work. \u003cem\u003eWishes, Lies, and Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable text for all those who care about freeing the creative imagination and educating the young.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51326333026527,"sku":"9780060955090","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/r5fZkqf1A49780060955090.webp?v=1788458543"},{"product_id":"rose-where-did-you-get-that-red-teaching-great-poetry-to-children-paperback","title":"Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?: Teaching Great Poetry to Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA classic that revolutionized the way children are taught to read and write poetry. The celebrated poet Kenneth Koch conveys the imaginative splendor of great poetry--by Blake, Donne, Stevens, Lorca, and others--and then shows how it maybe taught so as to help children write poetry of their own. For this edition, the author has written a new introduction and a special afterword for teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?' the celebrated poet Kenneth Koch conveys the imaginative splendor of great poetry--by Blake, Donne, Stevens, Lorca, and others--and then shows how it may be taught so as to help children write poetry of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51326871503071,"sku":"9780679724711","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/LZ3-pR2Xl69780679724711.webp?v=1788465720"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/kenneth-koch.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}