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Kowit. ... Kowit has a unique style of writing. He uses a fun light poem to teach grammar
and then he has a whole other side to him that is heavy and dark. ...
Submitted by bevy08 on April 30, 2008
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Rebecca J. Bevington
Mrs. Oliver-Smith
Contemporary Voices 5B
26, March, 2008
Response to Literature
Steve Kowit and his Grammar Lesson
My poet is Steve Kowit, who wrote The Grammar Lesson. Kowit has a unique style of writing. He uses a fun light poem to teach grammar and then he has a whole other side to him that is heavy and dark. He has gone to three different colleges and graduated all of them and has received his B.A. degree from Brooklyn College, Master of Arts San Francisco State College, and a Mater of Fine Arts degree Warren Wilson College. Kowit teaches at the Southwestern College located in Chula Vista, which shows that education is important to him. Steve Kowit teaches inside the classroom and out of the class room with his poetry.
The Grammar Lesson which is actually a grammar lesson. “If you’re having trouble with parts of speech, try this poem” (writewellme). This shows that others believe this would actually work as grammar lesson hence the title. Even teachers believe this poem is a good way of teaching the rules of grammar. “Having been a teacher for many years, the poem really appealed to me. I think you will understand why. Children certainly don’t get excited when being instructed about grammar and word usage in school. I think it would be fun to share this poem with students in a language arts classroom” (P. Brain). The Grammar Lesson is light playful poem, where the other two poems I found by Kowit are deeper and not so playful.
I chose two other poems that Kowit wrote which are called Notice and Some Clouds. Kowit wrote a book called In the Palm of Your Hand which teaches you how to write poetry and you can be used time after time. “The book you hold in your hands is a gift from a gifted and inspiring...
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