![]() ![]() WDM: These were people that I encountered, and sometimes they were stories that I remembered as a kid. When I thought about Harlem, I loved the people.ĬE: How did you choose the people to write about? It was interesting at first, but as an adult, I realized that he didn’t really like the people of Spoon River. I read it again as an adult but didn’t like it as much. ![]() He takes a mythical town of Spoon River and writes poems about the people buried there. Walter Dean Myers: I read “Spoon River Anthology,” by Edgar Lee Masters. His latest one takes a poetic look at his life and memories of Harlem.Ĭlassroom Extra: What inspired you to use this unique method of writing about Harlem? Walter Dean Myers has written plenty of books. Acclaimed children’s book author Walter Dean Myers shares his childhood memories through poems in his book “Here in Harlem.” He chatted with Classroom Extra about the book. ![]()
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