Diane Robertson
Auteur de Complete High School Language Arts Curriculum Creative Writing Course
Œuvres de Diane Robertson
Jamaican Herbs: Nutritional & Medicinal Values 2 exemplaires
Essay Writing for High School 2 exemplaires
Tears From Heaven: Voices From Hell: The Pros and Cons of the death penalty as seen through the eyes of the victims of… (2002) 1 exemplaire
Of Wise Oaks and Weeping Willows: Poetry 1 exemplaire
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- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 11
- Popularité
- #857,862
- Évaluation
- 5.0
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 1
The section on Political and Social is a strong and powerful voice. Her poems tell of the depravity and promises brought to the masses by Hollywood. They tell of a time where our friendships were tested and tried by arguments, yet survived. A time now hindered by social medial and technology, no need to meet face to face to interact. In this section I found “King of all the Land” to be a very powerful poem about the power of individual choice. These are the kinds of poems teachers need to expose their students to. This author is an example of how powerful words can be.
The next section is titled “Religious”. Diane does not shy away from her Christian beliefs. Her poetry is full of reminders of what the Bible says. Her poem “Two Beasts” tells of end times. Her inspiration like many of her poems in this section is the last book of the Bible, Revelations. Oh if people would only read and take to heart the messages in her poetry.
The final section is called “Family and Love”. My favorite poem from this section was “Circling Back to Childhood”. She tells of a time in her life as a child where her imagination ruled. Then she grew up and those times were replaced. Then her children came along and she allowed their imaginations to grow and develop bringing back her own childhood. I believe this poem is so precious to me because I grew up like this on our farm. I encouraged my children as I played with them to create their own worlds. Now I watch my daughter as she has done the same thing with her children. As a teacher I see so few children that remind me of my childhood. They are too caught up in technology where the creating has been done for them. It is so sad to see what they are missing out on.
My final say on this book of poetry is that it is one I will revisit often. It is soothing to my soul, yet has so much to offer the reader. Well done, Diane Robertson.… (plus d'informations)