Classical Katharine Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 . . . from Christian family. Sorry, I hit the enter key by mistake at the wrong time while typing my belated title. Friends of ours have a nineteen year old daughter with brain damage, who can range from ten to twenty-three in her emotional age; who is not across-the-board developmentally delayed, but has areas of near-average gift and areas of great difficulty and challenge. She likes words, likes Jane Austen movies and language; gets something out of it, and re-tells various characters with their accents, but doesn't understand it all. She has a good sense of humor. Her parents would like to explore whether she might enjoy poetry. Can anyone suggest a good anthology for children younger than she is, but not too juvenile, with a mix of funny and serious poems? The family is Christian but not all the poems need to be. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 My teen dd still enjoys Favorite Poems Old and New (selected by Helen Ferris). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenVN Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 A Journey through Time in Verse and Rhyme - it is has some Waldorf poems/verses but 90% of it is a great selection of poems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Off the top of my head, William Blake has rich language but simple poetry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Katharine Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Thanks everyone--I will look into all of these for our friends. (Strider, your comment brought back memories: I had to memorize a poem in second grade and my mother chose a William Blake poem for me, and taught me how to memorize.) Appreciate the help, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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