Poetry Criticism Down East
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Boston.com carries this AP story on a literary dispute that is roiling the playgrounds of Maine:
No word yet on whether the man from Nantucket made the collection.
— Larry, Attack Monkey, Light Reading
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A book of rhymes handed out to kindergarten classes across Maine is being criticized by some parents as inappropriate. "Schoolyard Rhymes" is a compilation of 50 verses included in bags given to 18,000 pupils through the Read With ME literacy project supported by Gov. John Baldacci and his wife Karen...
A few of the rhymes have raised some eyebrows. For example, one says, "Ladies and gentlemen, Take my advice, Pull down your pants And slide on the ice."
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Erica Smith of Hampden, mother of a 5-year-old son who goes to the McGraw School, said the book is "completely inappropriate."
"It's rude. There are words in there that I don't allow in my house..."
No word yet on whether the man from Nantucket made the collection.
— Larry, Attack Monkey, Light Reading

sfwriter
12/5/2012 | 3:39:53 AM
re: Poetry Criticism Down East
Interesting that the Read With ME group is funded by Verizon.
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