Module 2 Florian Poetry
Bibliographic information:
Florian, Douglas. Autumnblings: poems & paintings. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2003. ISBN: 0060092785
Review:
Autumnblings is a collection of poetry and paintings by well known, award winning poet Douglas Florian. The collection features concrete and abstract poetry that stimulates readers’ senses with rhyme, rhythm and repetition. Florian’s text “falls”, “tumbles”, “twirls” and “climbs” in order to create more visual and content connections within some poems. The poetry in this collection highlights elements of the fall season that are often forgotten. Florian sparks reader’s recollection of moments enjoyed during autumn months and brings to light both positive and negative aspects of the season. The table of contents and pagination help readers to easily locate specific poems. The collection of twenty nine poems is organized in one and two page layouts with a painting paired with each poem. Florian has chosen water colors and colored pencils in the tones most often associated with fall.
Highlighted Poem:
Geese Piece by Douglas Florian
Can
you
tell
me
which
formation
do
geese
fly
in
fall
migration?
Introduction/Activity:
4th grade: how the physical layout of text can add interest/meaning to poetry
After sharing the entire book, re-read Geese Piece on pages twenty two and twenty three. Ask students how the arrangement of the text adds interest or meaning to the poem. Ask students to offer other poem topics that could be arranged in ways that would help readers connect with the meaning of the poem. Ex: falling snow or leaves, sunshine, rainbow, flowers blooming.
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