The Winding Road by Matthew Barton

The Winding Road by Matthew Barton

• Bring rhythm, security, and intimacy to family life with poems and verses;
• A treasure chest of poems for celebration, comfort, and insight;
• Poems for younger children to share and older children to read alone;
• Ideas and suggestions for introducing poetry into family life

Barton has collected a wealth of more than two hundred poems, verses, blessings, and meditations on childhood and growing up--meaningful words for parents, caretakers, teachers, and children. The Winding Road includes works by ancient and modern poets, from Gaelic blessings to Navajo prayers, from William Blake to Eleanor Farjeon and Brian Patten. This rich anthology comes from folk sources, poets, and many different religious traditions. This inspiring treasury is ideal for celebrating all of life's early stages and events, from birth to adolescence: christenings, birthdays and rites of passage, as well as morning graces and evening prayers.

Poems and verses bring rhythm, security, and intimacy to family life and offer the right words for comfort, meditation, and important occasions.

Matthew Barton worked as a kindergarten teacher at the Bristol Waldorf School for many years and is a translator, editor, teacher, and poet. Learning To Row was his debut book of poems, published in 1999. He has received various awards for his work, including a Hawthornden Fellowship and an Arts Council Writer's Award.

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ISBN 13	9781903458471
ISBN 10	1903458471
Title	The Winding Road
Author	Matthew Barton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hawthorn Press
Year published	2004-08-31
Number of pages	224
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.