Billed as a playground for language, the Bowery Poetry Club extends a welcoming hand to youngsters who love words with the Bowery Kids series of kid-friendly shows and readings.
The cafe here serves soup, sandwiches, wraps, salads, and fresh pastries and desserts. Vox Pop provides a special menu just for Bowery Kids shows, which includes The Dr. Seuss, a green smoothie with bananas, mangoes, honey, and organic milk ($4.50); The Mister Rogers, peanut butter and jelly on white or whole wheat toast, and The Jabberwocky, a banana, honey, and peanut butter sandwich, on wheat or white bread - both with the edges cut off ($3 each); and The Puppy Dog, a vegan hot dog served with ketchup and carrot sticks ($3).
The New York Times promoting and publishing the work of young writers? Love it.
The NY Times blog, the Local, is once again featuring writing by our young writers from the Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival. Follow the links below to read the work of the next generation, and join us August 20th for an amazing day of words, community and an after-party!
- 8/2/11: Young Writers Gather to Hone Their Skills
- 8/3/11: Poem: Fort Greene Park by Oni Thornell, Age 7
- 8/5/11: Poem: Coney Island by Pascal Leone, Age 10
- 8/8/11: Poem: Matches by Iniko Thornell, Age 13
- 8/10/11: Poem: In a Perfect World by Leo Kozma, Age 14
MAY
Inspired by the famous Czech writer and poet Karel Hynek Mácha and his poem ‘May’. I created an illustrated alphabet, in which every character illustrates words which appear in the poem. Afterwards, I cut the alphabet to pieces and rearranged them into new characters, which now represent the concrete stories.
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One lovely example: “Parades,” by Ms. Martinez’s 3rd grade class, P.S. 84, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Including Rosa, a Caldecott Honor Book and a winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award.
How did I not know about this until now?! Well, I guess because I’ve never had HBO. Thank you, Emmy people! I’m excited to check this out…
Emmy nominations for children’s programming!
*****Outstanding Children’s Program
A Child’s Garden Of Poetry • HBO • HBO Family in association with The Poetry Foundation
Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
Jacqueline Glover, Supervising Producer
Amy Schatz, Produced By
Beth Aala, Producer
Beth Levison, Producer
Degrassi • My Body Is A Cage, Part 2 • TeenNick • Epitome Pictures, Inc. in association with TeenNick and CTV/Much Music
Linda Schuyler, Executive Producer
Stephen Stohn, Executive Producer
Brendon Yorke, Executive Producer
Stephanie Williams, Supervising Producer
David Lowe, Producer
Stefan Brogren, Producer
iCarly • iGot A Hot Room • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon in association with Schneider’s Bakery and Rocart Inc.
Dan Schneider, Executive Producer
Robin Weiner, Supervising Producer
Joe Catania, Producer
Bruce Rand Berman, Produced By
Victorious • Freak The Freak Out • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon in association with Schneider’s Bakery, Sony Music, and Rocart Inc.
Dan Schneider, Executive Producer
Robin Weiner, Supervising Producer
Joe Catania, Producer
Bruce Rand Berman, Produced By
Wizards Of Waverly Place • Wizards Vs. Angels • Disney Channel • It’s a Laugh Productions, Inc./Disney Channel
Todd J. Greenwald, Executive Producer
Vince Cheung, Executive Producer
Ben Montanio, Executive Producer
Gigi McCreery, Co-Executive Producer
Perry Rein, Co-Executive Producer
Richard Goodman, Supervising Producer
Greg A. Hampson, Produced By
*****Outstanding Children’s Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Masterclass • HBO • Simon & Goodman Picture Company and YoungArts in association with HBO Family
Lin Arison, Executive Producer
Karen Goodman, Produced By
Kirk Simon, Produced By
Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Under The Influence: Kids Of Alcoholics • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon in association with Lucky Duck Productions
Linda Ellerbee, Executive Producer
Rolfe Tessem, Executive Producer
Wally Berger, Supervising Producer
Mark Lyons, Producer
Martin Toub, Produced by
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Pablo Neruda: Poet for the People (2011) by Monica Brown, illustrated by Julie Paschikis.
A lovely introduction to a foundational poet. Pablo “wrote about scissors and thimbles and chairs and rings. He wrote about buttons and feathers and shoes and hats. He wrote about velvet cloth the color of the sea…Pablo loved mothers and fathers, poets and artists, children and neighbors, and his many friends around the world. He opened his arms to them all.”
The illustrations are filled with ribbons of words from his poetry, undulating, billowing across the page.
Aracelis Girmay is one of my very favorite poets - you MUST read Teeth - so I was thrilled today when I found out that she had written this picture book! The link clicks through to its Amazon page (and the photo is from the Amazon page, thanks Amazon :P), where it has some really fantastic reviews!
(Source: lovinglifefearlessly)
