Songs of Myself: An Anthology of Poems and Art

georgia heard

Twelve poems and one traditional song with a variety of illustrations reflect how children feel about themselves.

Genres poetry

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,2000

This edition

Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Published: July 1, 2001 by Mondo Pub
ISBN: 9781572557222
ASIN: 1572557222
Language: English

About the author

Georgia Heard is the NCTE 2023 Excellence in Poetry for Children Award Winner which honors an American poet for their aggregate work for children. She is the author of many children's books including her most recent Welcome to the Wonder House, (co-authored with Rebecca Kai Dotlich), My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness, and Boom! Bellow! Bleat!: Animal Poems for Two Or More Voices.
She received her M.F.A. in poetry writing from Columbia University. She is a founding member of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project in New York City. Currently, she visits schools in the United States and around the world teaching writing and poetry. She is the author of Heart Maps: Helping Students Create and Craft Authentic Writing and a new edition of Awakening the Heart.
-from georgiaheard.com