Good Enough to Eat: A Collection of Poems for Children

By Robert Atkinson

Good Enough to Eat is an entertaining, educational tool for children, parents, and teachers alike. Longtime elementary school teacher Robert Atkinson uses his vast experience teaching English to share his love of poetry. There are several sections, each delineated by poetic form, ranging from haiku to limerick, couplet to sonnet.

At the beginning of each section, Robert defines the poetic form and makes it easy for a child to understand. Following the description are several funny and true-to-life poems penned by the author, accompanied by beautiful images that will engage even the youngest audience while imparting important writing techniques.

Teachers can use this collection in the classroom, and students can use it at home as they create their own pieces of literary artwork. Beyond the valuable educational aspect, though, Robert wrote each poem to entertain young ones and make the written word into a family affair. Ready, set … get your pen and paper and go!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Apr 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483427393

Robert Atkinson

Robert Atkinson, PhD, is a 2017 Nautilus Book Award winner for The Story of Our Time: From Duality to Interconnectedness to Oneness. He is professor emeritus at the University of Southern Maine, director of Story Commons, and founder of the Piscataqua Peace Forum, as well as an internationally recognized authority on life-story interviewing, a pioneer in the techniques of personal myth-making and soul-making, and deeply committed to assisting the evolution of consciousness toward wholeness and unity.

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GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT

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A COLLECTION OF POEMS

FOR CHILDREN

R O B E R T   A T K I N S O N

Copyright © 2015 Robert Atkinson.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic—without written permission of both publisher and author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles and reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law.

ISBN: 978-1-4834-2741-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4834-2740-9 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4834-2739-3 (e)

ISBN: 978-1-4834-3757-6 (bwsc)

ISBN: 978-1-4834-3756-9 (bwhc)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015903384

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Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 9/2/2015

CONTENTS

1. Cinquain

2. Couplet

3. Diamante

4. Limerick

5. Parody

6. Quatrain

7. Tanka

8. Triplet

9. Haiku

10. Sonnet

11. Acrostic

Dedicated to

Ann, Andrew and John

CINQUAIN

• A cinquain is a poem that consists of five lines and follows a specific pattern.

• Line one has two syllables which will be the title.

• Line two has four syllables and describes the title.

• Line three has six syllables and shows action.

• Line four has eight syllables and expresses how you see or feel about