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    Potholes: Poems with Mindful Ways of Escape
    Potholes: Poems with Mindful Ways of Escape
    Potholes: Poems with Mindful Ways of Escape
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    Potholes: Poems with Mindful Ways of Escape

    By Kimlyn and Justin Mack

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    The book Potholes consists of a series of poems written to help readers grow in confidence and self-efficacy. Each poem contains a pothole- a difficult situation that confronts most students (and many adults) along with solutions that often work. With the majority of the poems written in the first person, I, the author makes a clarion call for initiative, which ignites a sense of responsibility among readers. The poems drive critical thinking, character building, collaboration, mental discipline, and the pursuit of education. The speaker in the poems varies from student, to teacher, to parent, making this book of poetry one that unites a community and one to be enjoyed by all. Many of the poems were inspired by the authors own three children when they faced similar childhood and teenage challenges. The book is illustrated by the authors older son.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
    ISBN9781491817834
    Potholes: Poems with Mindful Ways of Escape
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    Kimlyn

    Kimlyn, born Kimlyn Roberts, is a native of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Her love for poetry was nurtured by the humor and wit of the nursery rhymes she learned as a child, and the rich proverbial language of her ancestry. An educator, Kimlyn has been successful in leading many at-first-reluctant students to engage in the art of poetry as well. Kimlyn believes that rich poems should be memorized by all children at an early age so as to enhance language acquisition and vocabulary. Kimlyn lives and works in New York City.

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