Poetry and Art Month Book Spotlight

A Sense of Regard: Essays on Poetry and Race brings together a confluence of contributors discussing issues of poetry and race in context of their own varied racial backgrounds. The authors bring up a multitude of important topics grouped under chapter headings like "Racialization & Reimagination: Whitman & the New Americans," "The Unsayable & the Subversive," "Imperialism & Experiments: Comedy, Confession, Collage, Conscience," and "Self as Center: Sonics, Code Switching, Culture, and Clarity." This unique book shines a much needed light on the intersection of poetry and race from years past to the present.

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New Texas School Administrator's Legal Digest March 2015 Available

This month's issue of Texas School Administrator's Legal Digest is the last in its print form, and, as such, it signs off with a broad look at public school as a community. The author of the article, Jim Walsh, discusses how public schools are communities and not just places in which people congregate to learn. Such an environment is rich in diversity, but is not without its share of difficulties. Walsh brings up the issue of the students' right to free speech - protected under the law but capable of causing discord in the school community. And even diversity itself can be a challenge, with students having difficulty finding a sense of belonging among their own peers. Ultimately, though, the diverse public school community must be continually supported and aided by policy makers, legislators, and neighborhoods so that young people can grow up among different people from different backgrounds and benefit from such a vibrant environment.

You can read about this topic and more in this month's issue of Texas School Administrator's Legal Digest in the UNT Dallas Library.

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Poetry and Art Month Book Spotlight

Many people have had some sort of introduction on how to read and appreciate literature and even music, but art rarely receives such attention. In her book Art: A Beginner's Guide, Laurie Schneider Adams gives a broad overview of Western art. Adams delves into the topics of the definitions, ideas and themes, origins, form and meaning, and purposes of art and discusses why art sometimes causes controversy. This succinct book is an essential guide to anyone who wants to develop a deeper appreciation of art but is not sure where to start.

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Poetry and Art Month Book Spotlight

Many works of art and literature are often borne out of a personal or communal traumatic experience. T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land, a five part poem published in 1922, was a response to World War I, one of the most horrific wars at that time. Its disjointed narrative, allusions, and symbols reflected humanity's terror, confusion, and loss of faith in the face of advanced warfare. A stunning modernist epic rife with religious and literary references, The Waste Land remains one of the most important poetic works of the 20th century.

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Dimensions of Early Childhood

In our diverse world, it is important for students to become bilingual whether their native language is English or Spanish. In the article "Classroom Labels that Young Children Can Use: Enhancing Biliteracy Development in a Dual Language Classroom," Irasema Salinas-Gonzalez, Maria G. Arreguin-Anderson, and Iliana Alaní discuss the benefits of labeling objects and parts of the class room in both English and Spanish. The authors also address practical activities teachers can involve their students in so that everyone is immersed in a language rich learning experience. 

You can read this article and more in this month's edition of Dimensions of Early Childhood in the UNT Dallas Library.

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Poetry and Art Month Book Spotlight

We are surrounded by images and text that are constantly telling us something or influencing our behavior. Good artists, graphic designers, and typographers are skilled at making these subtle commands and influences both effective and attractive. In Stop, Think, Go, Do: How Typography & Graphic Design Influence Behavior, Steven Heller and Mirko Ilić discuss and explain the eight uses of typography and graphic design: to inform, to advocate, to play, to caution, to entertain, to express, to educate, and to transform.

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Poetry and Art Month Book Spotlight

Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" embodies its title throughout the course of the text, a bombastic work that gave voice to the troubled times and people during the Cold War. In his book American Scream: Allen Ginsberg's Howl and the Making of the Beat Generation, Jonah Raskin explores the events of the time that shaped Ginsberg as well as the poet's influences like Walt Whitman and even T.S. Eliot. Raskin presents a clearer picture of the man and the poem that focuses so much on secrecy, nudity, and madness - themes that led to scorn from academics and an obscenity trial. Despite all detractors, Ginsberg's "Howl" remains a work of startling honesty and raw emotion, an important work that contributed to the development of the Beat Generation.

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