Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Poetry Profiles

What should be included in our profile of a famous poet? List the items you would create to help you start your research.


28 comments:

KayleeR said...

Some things that should be included are some of the most famous poems, Their past and what made them get interested in poetry.

Dallen said...

Things i think they should include is the poem that they are most proud of and their most famous poem. Also they should tell why they wanted to become a poet and what their plans for the future are.

Steven said...

i am researching William Henry Drummond (1854–1907) Irish-born Canadian poet

brayden said...

Anne-Marie Alonzo

brayden said...

Anne-Marie Alonzo

brayden said...

Anne-Marie Alonzo

Jaina LA9 said...

I am going to research Alden Nowlan(1933-1983). Born in Nova Scotia

Anonymous said...

I am researching Laisha Rosnau, grew up in Vernon, British Columbia.

sam said...

I'm researching Don Mckay, born in Owen Sound, 1942

Emily said...

SUSAN IOANNOU

Susan Ioannou (born 1944) is a Canadian poet who lives in Toronto, Ontario. She was previously an English teacher at Bloor Collegiate Institute, for six years during the 1970s.[1] From 1980 to 1989, she served as Associate Editor of Cross-Canada Writers' Quarterly/Magazine, and into the 1990s, led poetry workshops for the Toronto Board of Education, Ryerson University, and University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.



Motherpoems - 1985
Familiar Faces/Private Grief - 1986
Clarity Between Clouds: Poems of Midlife - 1991
Where the Light Waits - 1996
Read-Aloud Poems - 2001
Coming Home: An Old Love Story - 2004
Balkan Poems - 2005
O Canada - 2005
The Merla Poems - 2006
Catalysts & Catastrophes: Feline Poems - 2007
Looking Through Stone: Poems about the Earth - 2007

Teneah said...

i am doing Gil Adamson

Anonymous said...

Stephen Cain I AM RESEARCHIN TIS ONE

rylee said...

Sandra Alland

KayleeR said...

Edna Alford, is who i ma researching

Paige said...

I am researching Edna Alford, editor, author and poet who co-founded the magazine Dandelion

Emily D said...

I am researching Roy Miki, he is currently a professor at Simon Fraser University.

kyle said...

I am researching John McCrae. Born in Guelph, Ontario.(1872-1918)

deon said...

rod anderson

nick :) said...

joanne arnett

fittzy777 said...

george woodcock

Kayla. said...

I'm going to research Anne-Marie Alonzo. To help me get started I'll look at her best poems and see how her life was

cross said...

my guy is david arneson

Anonymous said...

Margaret Atwood -actually doing this poet

Marley B said...

Hi,
I'm Marley, I'm one of the students from the University of Regina and I will hopefully be commenting on and contributing to your blogs and maybe more for the next while.

Some of the things I think would be useful in creating a profile of a poet might be:
-the poet's biography, it might have influenced the themes they wrote about
-their most famous works
-why are they so famous?
-the era and culture they lived in
-why you chose that poet

I hope that was kind of what Mr.Nichol was looking for, talk to you soon!

morgan said...

i am doing edna alford she is a prize writer

KayleeR said...

Im changng to margaret avison

Paige said...

I am now doing Gwendoyln Brooks

Anonymous said...

Greetings Pupils! I am Mrs. J, a teacher-in-training from the University of Regina, and I am piggy-backing on your class' poetry project for a few weeks.

With regards to creating a profile of a famous poet...the number one thing I would consider in creating a profile is choosing a poet who speaks to me personally.

After that, consider researching the social and political climate around their work. Biographical materials are good too. Was this poet part of a group of poets, or an artistic movement? The more you know about a poet, the more insight you'll have into inderstanding their work!