You've Gotta Have Heart!: For a Valentine's Day Salute, Share the Heartfelt Poetry of Nikki Grimes

Michael Strickland

You've Gotta Have Heart! For a Valentine's Day Salute, Share the Heartfelt Poetry of Nikki Grimes

Michael Strickland

Communication Department

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Abstract

 "Poetry is a literature of brush strokes," says poet Nikki Grimes. "It's the art of saying a lot with a little." That's what motivates her to keep at her craft. "I love the challenge of painting a picture or telling a story with only so many words," she says.
 
 Grime's poetic palette is especially powerful when it comes to composing verse about love for family and friends. "When I write about people who have touched my life," she reports, "I feel inspired." One such source of her poetic license is Miss Lee, her junior-high math teacher.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	37, 39
Number of pages	2
Journal	Creative Classroom
State	Published - Jan 1999

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Communication Technology and New Media

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