ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) · 2008 · 56 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesLiteracy EducationLiteratureChildren's LiteratureLiterary StudiesPoetryLiteracy InstructionNew LiteraciesPoeticsPoetry For ChildrenPoetry WritingYouth LiteratureAdolescent LiteracyPoetic InstructionYouth Literacies
Youth Poets explores the literacy learning of high school youth who participated in June Jordan's Poetry for the People program. It is based on an ethnographic study that examined the various processes, products, and practices associated with poetry in youth's lives.