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SUMMARY:But is it poetry?: Comparing children’s poetry and adult poetry 
 through the work of Charles Causley. - Debbie Pullinger
DTSTART:20091118T170000Z
DTEND:20091118T183000Z
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CONTACT:Ewa Illakowicz
DESCRIPTION:Can children’s poetry really be considered ‘proper’ poet
 ry? To what extent does it exhibit the features of poetry? This seminar dr
 aws on the literary investigation undertaken for my Master’s thesis on t
 he work of the poet Charles Causley – a prolific poet and anthologist\, 
 whose work is acclaimed by fellow poets though perhaps not as widely known
  and appreciated as it deserves. Through a consideration of subject\, them
 e and poetic function\, I will demonstrate that Causley’s children’s p
 oetry exhibits formal and textual strategies comparable to those in his ad
 ult poetry. I suggest how children’s poetry may relate to the wider cate
 gory of children’s literature\; how certain corollary features such as a
 mbiguity create distinctions that go beyond surface features such as rhyme
  and metre.\nAfter moving from teaching through educational publishing to 
 freelance writing\, Debbie Pullinger returned to study last year\, complet
 ing the MPhil in Children’s Literature at the University of Cambridge.
LOCATION:Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\
 , Cambridge\, room 2S5
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