Once Preferred, Now Peripheral: Poetry and Pedagogy

ISBN-13: 9783639013023 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 216 str.

Helen Josephine O'Neil

O autorze

O'Neill, Helen Josephine Even before she went to school, Helen O'Neill (born in Cromwell, New Zealand, of Irish parents) was in love with poetry and drama. With opportunities for studying speech and drama, English, French and Latin, O'Neill became teacher, performer, examiner, adjudicator and writer of speech, drama, oral and written communication subjects. 38 years after completing her BA, she completed BA(Hons) and MA in English, specialising in poetry and drama. Alarmed at the current "dumbing down" of poetry in schools, O'Neill, at age 76, then graduated PhD English in April 2007, publicly proclaiming her belief in the power of poetry on TV One New Zealand.