These poems, in a child’s voice, are simple, yet convey deep emotion – love, loss, joy, and courage.Įach poem is accompanied by a charcoal drawing by Diana and Leo Dillon, both portraits and panorama that bring the poem to life. One of her best-known books, Honey I Love, and other love poems first published in 1978, is a collection 16 poems for people of all ages concerning the daily lives and loving relationships of children and families.
She was dismayed by the depiction of blacks and black communities in popular media and the focus of her work is on realistic but positive portrayals of African-American communities, families and friendships.Įloise has won numerous awards for her writing and her contribution to writing, including the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, given for a body of work to a living American poet. She says one of her missions as a writer is to contribute to the development of a large body of African American literature for children. She is now the author of more than 40 books for children - poetry, biography, picture books and older fiction.
In 1972, ten years later, she published her first book, Bubbles (illustrated by Eric Marlow, later reprinted as Good News). Greenfield began writing and submitted her work for publication.īut it wasn’t until 1962, after years of rejections from publishers that Ms. As a young adult, working as a clerk-typist at the U. As a child, she loved music (she played the piano), movies, and books. Perhaps, you would disagree with me, maybe for you or your child, it may be music or art or the outdoors, but give it a try -poetry might just speak to your child, as it did to me.Įloise Greenfield was born in 1929 in Parmele, North Carolina. As a child, I loved reading and writing poetry – I think it captures the complexity of emotions and experiences of life like no other mode of expressions. I think that poetry, both reading and writing, is a great outlet for all the emotions and experiences of a third culture kid. This week, I have four poems by Eloise Greenfield.
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