How I Discovered Poetry

from Sullywriter

Moments from Nelson's life, ages 4-14, beautifully captured in 50 sonnets.

from ewyatt

Marilyn Nelson uses poetry to remember her early years moving from military base to base. It is sophisticated as she attempts to capture her understanding and gaps of knowledge of the world around her in these short poems that span from age 4 - 14 during the 1950s. Her African-America family live...

from DonnaMarieMerritt

HOW I DISCOVERED POETRY by Marilyn Nelson is a series of unrhymed sonnets based on her life and what was going on around her during the 1950s. It spans a decade, beginning with the innocent voice of a 4-year-old and ending as a 13-year-old who is still a child, but beginning to understand the wor...

from DonnaMarieMerritt

HOW I DISCOVERED POETRY by Marilyn Nelson is a series of unrhymed sonnets based on her life and what was going on around her during the 1950s. It spans a decade, beginning with the innocent voice of a 4-year-old and ending as a 13-year-old who is still a child, but beginning to understand the wor...