Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a celebration of the ways in which art and writing caninfluence and inspire each other. In 1999- 2000, Grace Nichols was thefirst Writer-in-Residence at the Tate. During this time she worked withchildren from London schools, helping them respond to art by writingpoetry. She herself was inspired to write over 25 memorable andperceptive new poems, collected in this book. In addition, Paint Me aPoem contains Grace's highly personal reflections on the paintings andsculptures, as well as fascinating insights into the inspirations forthe paintings, written by Colin Grigg, Head of Young People'sprogrammes at Tate. Included towards the back of the book are manylively activities designed to inspire children to write their ownpoetry and to have fun with language.
