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Poem Express: Swimming in the lake of the imagination.

Authors :
Colmer, David
Source :
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature (Johns Hopkins University Press); Apr2011, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p60-67, 8p, 1 Black and White Photograph
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The article presents the Poem Express, an Dutch-based international poem poster competition for children six to thirteen years old. It mentions that the event, which started in 1992 when Jet Manrho was requested to make a children's program for Rotterdam's famous international poetry festival called Poetry International. Since 1996, the article continues, the event has developed to be a worldwide competition that has been participated in by children from thirty-three different nations.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00067377
Volume :
49
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature (Johns Hopkins University Press)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
60460357
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1353/bkb.2011.0018