Believe it or not, your child already loves poetry. Poems are the stuff of childhood.
Unfortunately, many teachers either wring the life out of it with snobby poem choices and stodgy teaching, or neglect poetry altogether.
Mark Thomas
Mark Lawton Thomas is both a former Connect Savannah columnist and local teacher. He now teaches Language Arts in Augusta, Ga., and is the author of the best-selling children's book When Farts Had Colors.
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