Poems with Attitude by Andrew Peters
The poems in this collection should strike a chord with young people. It includes poems about snogging, drink and drugs, families and friendship. The poems are categorized by theme to aid classroom discussion around particular topics. This book should be a useful source of material for discussion in Personal, Social and Health Education at Key Stage 3 and 4.
'Poems with Attitude' is bursting with the raw emotion and hormone-fuelled experimentation of youth.. It is rare and welcome to find a collection that speaks so directly to teenagers. - The GuardianYou won't agree with all of them [the poems], but they'll get you talking! - Is That a Fact? (Scottish Booktrust)If you thought poetry wasn't for you, because it has nothing to do with your life, try reading this collection! - Young Writer MagazineBuy this collection and it will be read. Read by staff and teachers to pupils and then read by pupils themselves for both the pleasure and the pain the poems induce. [...] I cannot emphasise how much every school needs this - in the library, in the classroom, for assembly, for tutorials, for PSHE, left on windowsills for pupils to pick up - everywhere! - The School Librarian... a fantastic collection of poems for the hormone-frenzied, couldn't care less teenage audience. It deserves not only their attention, but equally importantly that of their parents and teachers, too. - Amazon reader reviewA nicely-produced, in-your-face collection printed with a very clean typeface. - searchmaster.com, websitePETERS IS A POET WHO WRITES LIKE A TEENAGER. EVERYTHING IS SO TRUE - HE'S LIVED IT, AND WRITES ABOUT IT. - READING IS FUNDAMENTALAmusing poems and gems that make you think about real issues. - The Telegraph
Andrew Fusek Peters is an Anglo-Czech poet, storyteller, didgeridoo player, broadcaster, anthologist and author with an international reputation. He has worked in thousands of schools, libraries, arts centres and literary festivals, giving lively performances and running workshops with all ages and abilities. Polly Peters is a former English and Drama teacher. She was previously Head of Drama at a sixth form college and currently works as a youth/community theatre leader, director and playwright. They live in Shropshire with their two young children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750241892 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750241896 |
| Title | Poems with Attitude |
| Author | Andrew Peters |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2002-05-16 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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