My future doesn't know ME

Time and subjectivity in poetry by young people

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3328405
AutoresRachel Conrad (0000-0001-6654-4420)
Año2012
Volumen19
Número2
Páginas204-218
Fecha de publicación2012-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChildhood (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568211422748
OpenAlexW2052972266
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas24

This article explores children's imaginative representations of time in relation to self-experience. Poems published in a young poets' anthology edited by Naomi Shihab Nye are analyzed in order to discern models of temporality and subjectivity imagined by young writers. A dynamic temporality is seen in a subset of poems which manipulate time through crossing temporal references, expanding time frames, or claiming power over time. The article argues that poetry written by young people is a valuable lens on their subjectivity and temporality, and concludes by suggesting the value of incorporating arts and humanities approaches in social inquiry concerning childhood

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Literature · Poetry · Politics · Sociology · Subjectivity · Temporality · The arts · Visual arts · Children's Rights and Participation · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Law · Literacy, Media, and Education · Philosophy