GOMES, M. F.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3393736540912937; GOMES, Massilania Ferreira.
Resumen:
Due to the necessity to do some work on Manoel de Barros' poetry in Júnior
High School, we have attempted, in this dissertation, to reflect on an experiment with
the book "Exercícios de ser criança" (1999) ( Exercises on being a child ), performed
with some 4th grade students, at a public school in the city of Campina Grande. In this
work, we analysed the routes taken by both the researcher and the poet, in order to
provide children with a sensitive experience involving the narrative "O menino que
carregava água na peneira" (The boy who carried water on the sieve). We observed
the way the author uses, in his children's poetry, several characteristics of his work for
adults, as for example, the valuation of the poet being found in the child, the
appreciation of tiny things, besides the peculiar use which is attributed to water, to
imagination, to toy play, and so on. As a theoretical background, we used the theories
from Bachelard (2002), Kishimoto (1999), Held (1990), Camargo (1990), Bosi (2000),
which helped with the analysis of the textual and imagetic qualities of the book.
Readings from Cosson (2006) and Pinheiro (2000, 2002 and 2003) pointed to the
need for not strictly requiring of the students that they interpret the texts by the poet
Manoel de Barros, something which fulfils the autho^s poetic perspective. Now,
readings from Iser ( 1979 ) and Jauss ( 1979 ) helped in producing a reading sequence
which would take into account the studenfs world experience, his/her creativity,
elements which contribute to the reading of the poetic text which is at the same time
individual and collective. From this sensitive work on poetry, we could perceive how
necessary the poetic text is for the students' humane education.