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Explores love-themed poetry, including famous American and European poets and their poems, as well as literary criticism, poetic technique, explication, and prompts for further study.

Despite all the controversy, this award-winning author and her books have remained popular among fans, both old and new.

"The International Comics Library is in a lot of trouble! If Maggie can't come up with $500,000 in a week, Dr. Carl is going to bulldoze her grandfather's library and turn it into a parking lot! To save the day, she'll need all her comic drawing skills, the loyal library watchdog, and her new assistant (that's you!). With Maker Comics: Draw a Comic! you'll learn to create and print your own comics books! Follow these simple steps to sketch out your story ideas and ink a comic page. Learn which art supplies are best for drawing comics--you can use a pen, a brush, or even a computer! With the help of a photocopy machine, you can even self-publish your own comics and share them with your friends!"--From the publisher's web site.

Offers tips and guidance to writing creative nonfiction, examining an approach to writing a memoir, researched essays, and investigative reporting, and providing writing exercises on memories, seeking material outside the self, ethical issues to consider when writing about other people, how to approach background research and avoid clich?s, and related topics.

Presents a collection of autobiographical essays of the author featuring memories of his life and work and the turning points in both involving his discovery of influential poets and writers, including William Carlos Williams, George Hitchcock, and Roberta Spear.

An exploration of the life and works of British author Roald Dahl. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Using a selection of seven sport poems, discusses how to understand the meaning of poems and the writing techniques use by poets.

Children's author Walter Dean Myers describes his childhood in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s, discussing his loving stepmother, his problems in school, his reasons for leaving home, and his beginnings as a writer.

Presents quotations, affirmations, ideas, and sample entries, to be used as a guide for women to keep a journal, and turn life into a work of art.

Provides thousand of writing prompts by combining three story elements to create new plotlines for novels, short stories, screenplays, and other creative writing projects.