Books About Poetry
	Do you love poetry?  Would you like to know more about it? or Do you hate poetry?  Do you find it impossible to understand?   Whichever! Whatever! These poetry  books are for you!
				Love That Dog by Sharon Creech Love that Dog is short novel  written entirely in free verse by the amazing Sharon Creech.   Jack's teacher teaches poetry throughout the year..  Like most kids, Jack isn't too sure about learning anything about poetry.  After all, poetry isn't for guys.  Jack's teacher even wants him to write the stuff !!!  He sure doesn't want to do that.  He writes in his journal, "I don't want to because boys don't write poetry. Girls do."
	As the school year progresses, Jack's teacher finds poems that begin to speak to Jack and fire his imagination.  He discovers that poetry does not have to be impossible to understand.  Jack learns poetry is words that come from the heart and speaks directly to it. He learns that normal guys like him can write poetry and like it.    Don't let the fact that this book is written entirely in free verse scare you off.  This is a great novel and has a great story included in it that has nothing to do with poetry, but shows that poetry truly does come from the heart. At the end of the book, Ms. Creech has included all the poems Jack's class studied through the school year.  Give this book a try.  You are sure to at least like poetry by the end of the story.   Recommended by Rachel.