Moving Poetry: Hong Kong Children’s Poems - Edited by Shirley Geok-lin Lim and Page Richards - Bookniverse

Moving Poetry: Hong Kong Children’s Poems

Edited by Shirley Geok-lin Lim and Page Richards

US $7.20

US $9.00

Thu Nov 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

9789882202252

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Hong Kong University Press

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About this book

Literature > Chinese Literature > Hong Kong

Literature > Literature Studies & Criticism > Chinese Literature

One book to be read two ways! * A delightful collection of children’s poems. * Ideas on inspiring creativity in young people. 160 children took part in poetry writing workshops led by a group of Hong Kong’s foremost poets. Their poems shed an intriguing light on life in Hong Kong, seen by a new generation. This anthology has a particular significance for parents and teachers. It shows that using English freely and creatively is an important step towards full command of the language. The poet-editors convey the fun of this venture and explain the techniques used to encourage the children’s natural creativity. Their essays provide a source of ideas for teachers interested in exploring creative writing. Another section of poems by the poet-teachers and undergraduate assistants drawn from the creative writing classes at the University of Hong Kong provides added pleasure for the poetry lover. This collection, showcasing the talents of budding young Hong Kong poets, projecting their powerful and diverse voices into the future, is for people who enjoy poetry and for those who wish to nurture the natural creativity of children.

About the author(s)

Edited by Shirley Geok-lin Lim and Page Richards

Shirley Lim’s Crossing the Peninsula (1980) received the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Chair Professor at the University of Hong Kong and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Lim has published four other poetry books, three short-story collections, and an American Book Award winning memoir, Among the White Moon Faces. Rey Chow praises her novel Joss and Gold as “elegantly crafted ... Placing Lim among the most imaginative and dexterous storytellers.” Page Richards did work at Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania before getting her Ph.D. in literature at Harvard University. She received a degree in creative writing from Boston University. A recipient of awards from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and the Harvard-Danforth Center, Richards is a published poet and critic, and a long-time performer. She currently teaches drama, creative writing, and American literature at the University of Hong Kong.

About the publisher

Established in 1956, and part of the University of Hong Kong, Asia’s most prominent English-speaking university, HKU Press publishes more than 30 new titles annually, with a growing proportion (more than 25%) in Chinese. Building on Hong Kong's unique global position, HKU Press books examine, critique, and celebrate Asia’s place in the world. We have gained particular renown for publications in Chinese history and culture, law, public health, social work, film/media studies, art and architecture/urban planning.

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