Paul B. Janeczko

AmericanYoung Adult (YA)Poetryb. 1945 — d. 2019

Paul B. Janeczko (1945–2019) was an American poet, anthologist, and teacher known for his influential poetry anthologies and instructional books for young readers and educators. He taught high school English for 22 years before becoming a full-time writer and lecturer. Janeczko published over 50 books, including poetry collections, anthologies, novels, and nonfiction guides. He received numerous awards for his work, including multiple American Library Association Best Books of the Year selections and the NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award.

Awards

['American Library Association Best Books of the Year', 'NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award', 'American Library Association Books for Young Adults', 'American Library Association Notable Books', 'New York Public Library Best Books', 'School Library Journal Best Young Adult Books of the Year', 'English-Speaking Union Books-across-the-Sea Ambassador of Honor Book award']

Notable Works

['The Crystal Image', 'Poetspeak: In Their Work, About Their Work', 'The Place My Words Are Looking For', 'Poetry from A to Z: A Guide for Young Writers', 'Brickyard Summer', 'Stardust Hotel', 'That Sweet Diamond: Baseball Poems', 'A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems', 'A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms', 'A Foot in the Mouth: Poems to Speak, Sing, and Shout', 'The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry', 'Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems', 'The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems', 'Worlds Afire', 'Requiem; Poems of the Terezín Ghetto', 'Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing', 'The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles', 'Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis']