L.W. Lewis was born in 1942. He has a BS Degree in Zoology from the University of Miami (1964) and an MBA from Oklahoma City University (1978). He is a retired Air Force officer. As a navigator he flew B-52's in Viet Nam. As a fighter pilot he flew A-7's with the Flying Tigers. He was also an instructor pilot for the US Air Force. He served as an advisor to the US Army in Alaska from 1982-1986. Through this tour of duty he became a Master Parachutist with 269 parachute jumps.
Lewis nowadays writes youngsters's poetry. Along with performing poetry at a lot of schools, Mr. Lewis has performed at a lot of comedy clubs which includes the Blue Katz Club in Knoxville, TN and the Comedy Zone in Jacksonville, FL. His material is basically the identical for adults and kids. His perform is written "In the course of a kid's eyes" and celebrates the innocence and imperfection of youngsters everywhere. He is 1 parent who raised 3 daughters.
Tyler: Welcome, Leonard. I am glad you might join me currently. To commence, will you inform us a tiny bit about your new kids's book "Poodles, Tigers, Monsters, and You" and why you think it will appeal to young children?
Leonard: "Poodles, Tigers, Monsters & You" is humorous poetry. While it's marketed to young children, the mix is about 50/50 with adults purchasing the book for themselves. Its appeal is the rhyme, humor, and brevity of every poem. I buy letters from individuals with ADD and ADHD readers who really like the book. I've also received many letters from folks with autistic young children who adore the book. In the case of autistic kids, it really is the illustrations that are the attraction.
Tyler: Leonard, why are you interested in producing rhymes for kids. What advantage do you believe reading rhymes have for young children?
Leonard: Rhymes support youngsters read. If they such as the poem they will recall it promptly. This makes it possible for them to read aloud to other folks and builds self-assurance in reading capabilities.
Tyler: Would you examine your writing to other preferred young children's writers of poetry which includes Dr. Seuss or Shel Silverstein?
Leonard: Numerous people today have told me that I remind them of Dr. Seuss. I never see the similarity myself. Most critiques evaluate my function to that of Shel Silverstein. Even though my style is somewhat various, I do see the similarity.
Tyler: Did you have any influences from other young children's writers, and what had been your preferred books as a youngster?
Leonard: I didn't read a lot as a youngster. I had a sixth grade teacher who sparked an interest in poetry. From that time on I became a reader. In junior higher I read mainly Edgar Rice Burroughs and H. G. Wells.
Tyler: What sets your book apart from other youngsters's books that are poetic?
Leonard: The humor doesn't condescend to youngsters. I write on an adult level.
Tyler: Why did you determine to write kids's poems? It appears including an odd selection thinking about your military background?
Leonard: Just due to the fact one is in the military doesn't imply they never have a sense of humor. I have constantly liked poetry and would write funny poems to my youngsters when I was away.
Tyler: What 1st got you began writing poetry?
Leonard: Shel Silverstein did. I was reading "A Light in the Attic" to my youngsters. My sense of humor is a small such as his so I began writing to my kids. Some of the poems created it to school and youngsters ate them up. This inspired me to maintain writing.
Tyler: What do your young children believe about you becoming a poet? I feel they are adults these days, but that some of your published poems are ones you initially wrote for them?
Leonard: I do not believe they think me a poet. I was a military officer for most of their lives. I believe they believe me a retired officer who writes poetry. They are my harshest critics.
Tyler: Will you share with us one of your preferred poems from the book and inform us why it's your favourite?
DOG Meals
I fed my brother dog Meals
My mother is truly mad.
I believe it is the ideal dog Meals
That he has ever had.
She screamed and referred to as the medical doctor
Her eyes are filled with tears.
So I never believe I will inform her,
He's been consuming it for years.
I including the poem since it really is a correct story. My cousin and I would bring dog Meals on our camping trips. We did this till my aunt identified out.
Tyler: Where do you come up with the tips for your poems? Do they constantly have some basis in real life as with "Dog Meals"?
Leonard: Several of them do. A great deal of my poetry is about each day tasks and relationships. I am constantly told by readers that a specific poem have to were written about a particular particular person in their loved ones.
Tyler: You previously published one more kids's book, "The Tickle Tree," which is also poetry. Do you see any key distinction amongst the two books?
Leonard: I've truly published 3 books, the third becoming "Why Do Flies Eat Doggy Poop?" All 3 books are basically humorous poetry.
Tyler: Our reviewer for "The Tickle Tree," nine year old, Eric Zeda, mentioned, "I did not know I liked poetry, and that poems may well be funny, till I read this book." Why do you decide to write poems that are funny?
Leonard: Beginning young children with funny poems gets them interested in poetry. We all which includes to read humor.
Tyler: Leonard, do you have plans for extra books? If so, will you continue to write poetry and youngsters's books, or do you have an suggestions of launching into distinct fields as well?
Leonard: I have a fourth kids's poetry book about half completed. I'm also operating on a book of "Children Poems for Adults." The book is really writing itself. At times I do not consider a poem I have completed is proper for kids but I which includes the poem so it ends up in the adult file. These poems are not vulgar but are about subjects that young children do not have to be reading. Under is the initially handful of lines of such a poem.
TIME OUT
Daddy is undertaking time out,
But he does not believe it really is funny.
I guess that he was quite terrible.
He's undertaking ten to twenty.
I am also writing a sci-fi novel titled "The Chronicles of Blake Gray."
Tyler: Leonard, I said you also stop by schools to present your poems to kids. Will you inform us a small bit about these presentations and why you adore them?
Leonard: Presentations are which includes a "Comedy Club for Kids." The idea is to show them that poetry can be fun. Judging from the letters I acquire from students and teachers, it functions well.
Tyler: Thank you for joining me nowadays, Leonard. Prior to we go, will you inform us about your web site and what more info readers may discover there about your books?
Leonard: The internet site is LWLewispoetry.com. It's a way to get in touch with me for school visits or to purchase books and audio books on line. Young children can also read poems and/or listen to them on line.
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Currently, Tyler R. Tichelaar of Reader Views is pleased to be joined by L. (Leonard) W. Lewis, who is here to speak about his new kids's book "Poodles, Tigers, Monsters, and You," Red Pumpkin Press (2007), ISBN 9780971157217.
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