Show JOY OF POETRY IN YOUNG MIND writer urges 0 cultivation of childs taste poetry like spinach has been called i cultivated taste more than one haras harassed ged mother has glen eh en up tip the struggle scrugg gle to make junior or jane acquire a liking tor lor either cither while I 1 c the defense defence of 0 spinach rests with inith somebody else in III the parents magazine helen van pelt wildon takes up tip the case for poetry you ant expect a child who tho has never seen a budding willow or an alder by the river miss daffy down dilly or a racing cloud to be very much interested in poems about them yet by stimulating the senses by a constant appeal to sight smell sound touch and association I 1 hane hae developed love of poetry in my little daughter not yet five years of age now a poem springs up to accod pany every let act of her day to be sure daily walks in the country give tile the imaginative background for the nature poetry in wh which ell this wise mother coaches her small child yet in the city there are parks with trees flowing rivers and florists windows full of bright beauty in the city too there are museums where birds and animals are even more easily seen than in the country pictures well colored add to natures lore also there Is poetry in gigantic machines and the motion of city life why does it matter so much whether children love poetry asks mrs wilson and promptly answers her own question to me poetry Is an eternal glory and shining light I 1 shall feel a lamentable failure if I 1 cant pass this joy along to my child poetry is a refuge in time of material losses agony of grief thwarted ambitions there is great comfort in ili rhythmic beauty poured over the troubled soul with such as these no wonder mrs wilson feel that poetry Is the inalienable right of every child from knowledge born of her own experience she declares there Is spiritual between poet and youngster both are imaginative curious full of wonder and idealism both love words for their own sake when it comes to selecting poetry for children much of the choice should be left to the child the acid test la Is the childs own liking claims sirs wilson besides this no laboratory proof no nee age or classroom list no nor lough ts can stand 1 I like this and dont lets read that are the only true in conclusion she adds a word against keeping poetry just within the childs scope you nill find junior and jane will enjoy much they cant entirely understand der stand particularly if the rhythm la Is strong its good tor for a c hild child to stand on tiptoe now and then thel |