"Poems inspired by masterpieces of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C."--Publisher's website.

This book is a celebration of the ways in which art and writing caninfluence and inspire each other. In 1999- 2000, Grace Nichols was thefirst Writer-in-Residence at the Tate. During this time she worked withchildren from London schools, helping them respond to art by writingpoetry. She herself was inspired to write over 25 memorable andperceptive new poems, collected in this book. In addition, Paint Me aPoem contains Grace's highly personal reflections on the paintings andsculptures, as well as fascinating insights into the inspirations forthe paintings, written by Colin Grigg, Head of Young People'sprogrammes at Tate. Included towards the back of the book are manylively activities designed to inspire children to write their ownpoetry and to have fun with language.

Today my name is colorful. Yesterday my name was dead souls. Tomorrow my name will be lively spirits. My friends think my name is fire. The police think my name is burden. My parents think my name is symphony. Secretly I know my name is anything I want it to be. Paint Me Like I Am is a collection of poems by teens who have taken part in writing programs run by a national nonprofit organization called WritersCorps. To read the words of these young people is to hear the diverse voices of teenagers everywhere. Included are a foreward by acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni, an essay from Kevin Powell, another poet associated with WritersCorps, and writing tips from WritersCorps instructors. WritersCorps was started in 1994 to help at-risk youth in three American urban centers: San Francisco, Washington, DC, and New York City (the Bronx). Thousands of children and teenagers have since benefited from finding creative expression through writing.

An anthology of stories, poems, and essays by adolescent boys on issues that concern them, including identity, girls, death, anger, appearance, and family.

This book is a comprehensive collection of ideas for writing poetry with children from five to eleven years -- together with inspiring presentation and display

A unique full colour luxurious publications for maritime artists and those with an interest in art generally Part 1 shows how to approach marine painting and explains how to create the sea, sky and weather conditions that dictate what the sailing ship is doing and how it is behaving. Rpbert Carter uses his own magnificent paintings and wonderful paintings by many other marine artists to illustrate the techniques and he includes a gallery of 30 of his own paintings. Part 2 tells of the founding of the Australian Society of Marine Artists and celebrates some seventy oil and watercolour works from members of ASMA with descriptive commentaries and includes examples of sculptures, models, and scrimshaw.