Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach | 
 enlarge | Authors: Parker J. Palmer, Tom Vander Ark
Creators: Sam M. Intrator, Megan Scribner
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 55488
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
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Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0787969702
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.81
UPC: 723812611065
EAN: 9780787969707
ASIN: 0787969702
Publication Date: October 10, 2003
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Those of us who care about the young and their education must find ways to remember what teaching and learning are really about. We must find ways to keep our hearts alive as we serve our students. Poetry has the power to keep us vital and focused on what really matters in life and in schooling. Teaching with Fire is a wonderful collection of eighty-eight poems from such well-loved poets as Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Billy Collins, Emily Dickinson, and Pablo Neruda. Each of these evocative poems is accompanied by a brief story from a teacher explaining the significance of the poem in his or her life's work. This beautiful book also includes an essay that describes how poetry can be used to grow both personally and professionally.
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A strong, compassionate book October 15, 2008
If you teach or mentor children and/or teenagers in any way or if you are concerned for the generations that our children represent, read this book. If you want to see the passion of many teachers and see their desire as educators and mentors, read this book. If you love poetry and personal stories that are honest and open, read this book.
Every teacher needs this book January 2, 2008
I read this book in one sitting, which included the time during my daughter's orchestra concert. I'm ashamed to admit that I was more interested in the book than the concert. After I read it, I immediately xeroxed off several pages to give to my teaching friends who I thought would enjoy the poems as much as I did and I was right, they did! Something about the selections really spoke to my heart. It felt like the poems were meant to nourich me during those days when I was running low on fuel. I highly recommend this book to any teachers out there.
Not For Teachers Only! May 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book a while back for my oldest daughter who teaches high school English and Art. It was so awesome that I kept it for myself. (I have a naughty habit of reading all the books I buy as gifts before I give them away....does that make them used books?) My copy is quite dog-eared and worn.
If you love poetry, you NEED this book. The poems are varied and inspiring and enlightening. I discovered many new poets whose books I just had to own after reading their poems here. It's an amazing anthology and would make a great gift to give any friend or loved one who enjoys poetry.
Teaching with fire:Poetry that Sustains the Courage to Teach March 10, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought two copies of this book, one for myself and one for my supervisor. The poems are well chosen and the book is well organized into different categories having to do with vocational discernment. What makes this book unique, however, is the personal testimonies from teachers describing the meaning of each poem in their lives. Since I received this book I have used it extensively, not only for my own enrichment but also for the enrichment of the patients I work with,
Buy this book for a teacher September 14, 2006
At first glance you might think it's just another "teacher book" but it is so fullfilling. As a teacher who loves poetry, literacy, and teaching children to love the written word this book touched me deeply. The poems can be read in the classroom, the narratives are rich and moving and they made me realize I was not alone in feeling I was called to the teaching profession. This book was a Christmas gift to me, one I have deeply cherished. The book gets to the core; it brought tears to my eyes.....tears of joy.
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