Ellen Cowne

Broschiertes Buch

A Thousand Scattered Moments

Collection by Ellen Cowne Beegee Elder Chad Elder Dallas Cowne Keith Cowne (Posthumously)

Beschreibung

A Thousand Scattered Moments is a book of poetry collected by a family of educators-four English teachers and a band director. Even though some of us left the classroom to become administrators, we all remain teachers and writers at heart. Originally planned as a joint publication by Keith and Ellen, it became a family project after Keith's death in March of 2015. The central paradigm here is that our memories are built in homes, and we invite you to come into ours through various kinds of doors. We open the doors to you, our reader, inviting you to share in the moments that we have lived or imagined. The book is divided into six sections. The first one, "Gathering the Heart," is comprised of basically stories of love, passion, and all matters of the heart. The second section, "Gathering the Moments," is a group of poems written on ideas from the imagination. Though some are based on real moments, most are just the imaginings of the poet. The third group, "Gathering the Wreck," is a collection of poems about people going through hard times in their lives, and the fourth section is made up of poems written about family and the importance of memories of generations. The fifth part of this book of poetry is made up of verses based on the readings of the first books of the Bible and is titled "Gathering the Book." The last division is not poetry at all but short stories and are purely fiction. This book is our gift to ourselves, to our aunts, uncles, cousins, children, and grandchildren. It is a gift to you, the reader, meant for you to enjoy but also to encourage you to put in writing your own stories in whatever form you choose for your own writing. Memories are precious. Make yours a gift to others.

Autor

Keith Cowne was a teacher, coach, principal, and superintendent of schools for thirty-six years. He coached tennis, baseball, and debate, as well as directed chorus and drama. His devotion was ub literature, especially poetry. He would quickly tell anyone, however, that his best work was the three children he reared, who all became writers and educators. Ellen Cowne spent forty years in education as teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent. Most of these years were enjoyed being a classroom teacher of English in high schools and junior colleges. Having published poetry in the English Journal and a book about the changes in education, Dick and Jane Don't Live Here Anymore, she loves best this small book of poetry because it reflects the family's lives and work with words. Beatrice Elder (Beegee) taught English for seven years before going into school counseling. Her love for literature and poetry is surpassed only by her compassion for children-their education, their emotional well-being, and their physical well-being. Now working as director of child nutrition for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, Beegee's pursuing a dream that no child would go hungry. While taking care of her three children, she writes in her journal and composes poetry. Charles Elder (Chad) is a music man-a high school band director and elementary school music teacher turned assistant principal. He writes songs about his wife, who teaches special education, about his two daughters, and about political injustice. His creativity spills over into his woodworking, shop where he builds beautiful furniture, boxes, pens, etc. Dallas Cowne is a high school English teacher whose philosophy of good teaching is to support every student in both academic and extracurricular activities. He doesn't just teach literature but coaches students in the love of the written word. When he is not coaching tennis or cross-country or driving a school bus to after-school activities or enjoying life with a wife and two children, he writes both poetry and short stories to use as instructional tools in his English classroom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: AuthorHouse
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 248g
• ISBN-13: 9781504954389
• ISBN-10: 1504954386
• Artikelnr.: 44005187