Gonna Bake Me a Rainbow Poem: A Student Guide to Writing Poetry

by Peter Sears

Using poems written by students, Peter Sears explains poetic forms and language and give suggestions on how to begin writing poetry. With student authors sharing their methods of working, and the feeling and meaning behind their poetry, other students will feel more confident about trying their own writing skills.

Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction

143 pages, Paperback

First published August 7, 1990

Reviews

[Danielle Palmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun collection of poems you don’t find anywhere else, all award winning poems by young authors age 12 to 18ish. I didn’t like all the poems, but the ones I did like were great! I’m not usually a fan of poems from this age range, but this was a unique exception.

[LVK · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating based on my memory of how nine/ten year old me felt about this book. Probably the first time I encountered free verse, and initiated my love for poetry (I had my Rosetti phase soon after). I can still recite Storms in its entirety, and I still remember the imagery of Cloudy Fall Days, and I think it was Elegy for Grandma with the last line, "I wear her love around my neck".

[Terra Wolski · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m not currently writing poetry - but this book is great at showing you examples of different types - written by students. I wonder if my 5th grade teacher would be surprised to know I still have this book almost 30 years later lol :)

[Bodea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this one in fifth grade and it's what inspired me to continue writing poetry. It's a really great venture;teens sharign their poetry and what writing is to them.

[Jimmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Contains a great list of student poems for examples. This is a good book to have in a poetry writing classroom for the kids to read.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was interesting because you were able to read poems from high school students.