The Luftwaffe runs the POW camp, from which the prisoners believe it is not just their right but their duty to escape—while causing as much mischief as possible for their captors. The first half ofThe Great Escapedepicts the planning of the escape, heroic in its ambition, a team effort ...
2. a. Poems regarded as forming a division of literature. b. The poetic works of a given author, group, nation, or kind. 3. Literature written in meter; verse. 4. Prose that resembles a poem in some respect, as in vivid imagery or rhythmic sound. 5. The essence or characteristic ...
I did just wander into a local used bookstore, though, and buy The Portable William Blake which I’m planning to dig into this summer, even though it has a musty smell. Do any BAP readers have any tricks for refreshing bad-smelling used books? Are there any reliable critics? If so, ...
Gary Hopkins Return to the Lesson Planning article,Turn Students Into Well-Versed Poets. Originally published 4/19/2002 Last updated 03/16/2017
Thanks to Sarah L Dixon for her hard work on the Quiet Compere tour, 2022. Her planning began early and was thorough and well-detailed; I learnt as early as February that I would be included later in the year, on one of the virtual sessions … and this came to fruition in August whe...
At six, I dressed as Saint Teresa of Avila for Halloween… that year, I felt sinful accepting candy. More than anything, I yearned to bless their dear hands moving with generosity toward my outstretched pillowcase. Later, I tried bright blue skin, leading my perfumed cows to drink. I wor...
every year less of us came home still they said nothing until we were nothing just empty skins full of broken english ruler broken bones bible broken spirits and back home became a broken dream no damage done for all but five years
Planning to use this time to work with Nicholas in a one-to-one setting, I set myself up with a series of books entitled, “Success for All.” With a new environment and time on our side, what could go wrong. Well…isolated words on every page and no pictures did nothing to assist...
Right now, how could I (or anyone) not be jolly when listening to Maria Carey sing “All I Want for Christmas." Or Bobby Helms sing “Jingle Bell Rock” or Andy Williams croon “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Or Michael Bublé, “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.” Who ...
Bruce Boston’s poems have appeared in Asimov’s SF, Analog, Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, Daily Science Fiction, Pedestal, Strange Horizons, the Nebula Awards Showcase and Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. His poetry has received the Bram Stoker Award, the Asimov’s Readers Award, and the ...