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Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets

"For a class, or to work up enthusiasm about writing - and not just poetry - one could hardly do better for young people than this fresh and inviting collection." - KIRKUS REVIEWS

How do you write poetry? It's a question with as many answers as there are poets. Now, in this unprecedented volume, thirty-two internationally renowned poets provide words of wisdom and inspiring examples of their own work for new poets everywhere.

Compiled by anthologist extraordinaire Paul B. Janeczko, a talented poet in his own right, this outstanding resource offers a fascinating spectrum of advice from those who know best - ranging from "break a few rules" to "read Shakespeare's sonnets in the bathroom" to "revise each poem at least thirty-two times." Not surprisingly, the most frequently made suggestion from these seasoned poets is simply to "read, read, read!" This rich volume - an ideal resource for classroom teachers and a beautiful gift for budding writers of all ages - offers the perfect opportunity to do just that.
I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You : A Book of Her Poems & His Poems Collected in Pairs

Naomi Shihab Nye, Paul B. Janeczko
Writing Winning Reports and Essays (Scholastic Guides)

Paul B. Janeczko

Students will find tips and models for writing book reports, social studies reports, how-to reports, persuasive essays, and autogiography, and more. In his successful direct, friendly style, Paul Janeczko makes the process of finding ideas, research, writing, revising, and presenting written work clear in this hands-on guide. He includes all the kinds of nonfiction writing kids are expected to master in grades 4 - 6.
Worlds Afire

Paul B. Janeczko

"Riveting. . . . A memorable historical fiction selection, similar in intensity to Karen Hesse’s OUT OF THE DUST and WITNESS." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)

One summer afternoon in 1944, hundreds of circus lovers crowded under the big top in Hartford, waiting for the show to begin. Minutes later, a fire broke out and spread through the tent, claiming the lives of 167 souls and injuring some 500 more. Paul B. Janeczko recalls that tragic event by bringing to life some unforgettable voices -- from circus performers to seasoned fans, from firefi ghters to ushers. Using the lyrical power of language to render tragedy with a human face, this spare, startling book in verse leaves an emotional impact young readers will not soon forget.
Poetry From A to Z : A Guide for Young Writers

Paul B. Janeczko
Blushing: Expressions Of Love In Poems And Letters (Blushing)

Paul B. Janeczko

Critically acclaimed poet and anthologist, Paul Janeczko has turned his attention to a new compilation of love poems for teens that collects the most poignant and moving musings about love from a diverse group of classic poets and writers like Shakespeare, Dickinson, Whitman, Millay, Angelou, and many more.This is a book girls will carry with them always. They will dog-ear the pages, pass it to friends, sleep with it. And they will go back to it again and again and find in it the drama, the pain, the joy of loving.
Stone Bench in an Empty Park

An anthology of haiku accompanied by photographs reflects nature in the city.
Looking for Your Name: A Collection of Contemporary Poems

Paul B. Janeczko

"Someone once compared writing a poem and hoping it will change the world to dropping rose petals down a deep well waiting for the splash," writes poet Ralph Fletcher. The 86 poets here have passionate hopes and strong feelings.
Preposterous: Poems of Youth

Paul B. Janeczko

An anthology of poetry about being a teenager and adolescent problems and concerns.
Brickyard Summer

Paul B. Janeczko

In a series of poems, the speaker and his best friend meander through the summer after eighth grade, encountering for the first time in the local people of their economically depressed neighborhood enormous courage and vitality.
Bridges to Cross

Paul B. Janeczko

While struggling to cope with his very strict Catholic school, fourteen-year-old James fights his mother over the right to make his own decisions without having to lie to her.
Crystal Image

Paul B. Janeczko
The Music of What Happens: Poems That Tell Stories

Paul B. Janeczko

A collection of bittersweet, thought-provoking poems by a variety of modern authors.
Stardust Hotel

Paul B. Janeczko

A collection of thirty poems presents portraits of the colorful inhabitants of the Stardust Hotel, including Leary, his Woodstock-era parents, his friend Wayne, Becky Loudermilk, and Alice Singer, a roomer at the hotel.
Wherever Home Begins: 100 Contemporary Poems

An anthology of poems celebrates the feelings of home and explores such settings as Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam, a post office in Poland, a safe haven in Nicaragua, and a Texas ranch.