Poetry's Playground: The Culture of Contemporary American Children's Poetry

by Joseph Thomas and Joseph T. Thomas

While the study of children's poetry has always had a place in the realm of children's literature, scholars have not typically considered it in relation to the larger scope of contemporary poetry. In this volume, Joseph T. Thomas, Jr., explores the "playground" of children's poetry within the world of contemporary adult poetic discourse, bringing the complex social relations of play and games, cliques and fashions, and drama and humor in children's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081433296X
• ISBN13: 9780814332962
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"