The Soul in Trama: Poetry of War in the Classroom

Authors

Kathryn Hendren

Abstract

Reflecting on a dark side of human experience, this article explains how one teacher used poetry to invite students into a deeper reflection on life, death, and justice. With startling and painful examples from modern poetry, the author helps us to appreciate anew the tremendous power of the word.

DOI

10.15365/joce.0302102013

First Page

237

Last Page

244

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Hendren, K. (1999). The Soul in Trama: Poetry of War in the Classroom. Journal of Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.0302102013