Abstract
Eloise Greenfield’s (1978) Honey, I Love is a collection of love poems. “Love Don’t Mean” (p. 37) is a departure from more traditional love poems where love is often romanticized to the exclusion of other kinds of love. Written from a child’s perspective, the writing is simple yet powerful. I like to share this poem with students because it demonstrates how poetry demands keen observation of the world.
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Leigh, S.R. (2014). Core Stories. In: Wounded Writers Ask. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-713-1_1
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