The Importance of Teaching Poetry.

Bailey, Nancy Martin

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ERIC Number: EJ411081

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1989

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The Importance of Teaching Poetry.

Bailey, Nancy Martin

Journal of Aesthetic Education, v23 n4 p51-62 Win 1989

Outlines how poetry, especially the Moderns, can enhance problem-solving skills. Presents George Steiner's four problem categories: contingent, modal, tactical, and ontological. Discusses the application of these categories to obtuse poetry. (KM)

Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation, Modernism, Poetry, Poets, Problem Solving

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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