From: Kathleen Horning <horning>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 17:46:49 -0500

As I understood his message, poet Arnold Adoff is objecting to the lack of ethnic / cultural diversity on a PEN panel entitled "Fresh Thinking: Exciting New Ideas in Children's and Young Adult Literature."

Although a discussion of the PEN panel is off-topic right now, Arnold does raise some insightful points that can certainly be applied to historical fiction. (You knew I'd bring it back around, right?)

Who speaks for us when it comes to recounting our histories? How important is point of view? Whose voices are heard?

KTH

Kathleen T. Horning, Director Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706

horning at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3721 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/

I am afraid I don't understand. I am not knowledgeable about PEN, but it sounds as if you think they have done something offensive. Please explain. Sally Derby
Received on Tue 18 May 2004 05:46:49 PM CDT