""From African Drum Song to Blues, Ghazal to Haiku, Villanelle to the Zoo," this playful handbook stimulates the writing of poetry and lyrical prose. Examples and exercises from many cultures (with ethnographies) awaken the creative flow to get young writers excited about words. Contributions from Ursula Le Guin, babette Deutsch, Sam Hamill, Roethke, Basho, Elizabeth Woody, Willaim Carlos Williams, Diane Wakoski, and others are mixed with folktales, and pieces by students. A truly multicultural/multisensory approach to teaching writing with zest."--Jacket.