Judith Viorst

Here's a great start page at the American Academy of Poets site, with a biography and links to five poems by Viorst. You'll also find some links to external sites to help you start your internet research.

Interested in this author's personal history? Here's an autobiographical sketch with a photo.

Here are a brief bio and a photo, plus some critical commentary and links to an audio interview and related sites. How accurate do you think this information is? How can you tell?

Here's a review of Viorst's nonfiction book Necessary Losses, which examines the human condition from the perspective of loss. What did you learn about the book from this review? Are you interested in reading it?

Here's a review of one of Viorst's children's books. How is it different than the review above? Are both appropriate?

Would you like to zero in on the topic of loss? Here are some notes about coping with it from the National Mental Health Association.

On a lighter note, Viorst also writes about friendship. Want more on this topic? Here is the homepage of the Friendship Force website.

Here's her poem "Learning" in e-text. What do you make of it? Who is the intended audience here, do you think? How can you compare this poem to the work in your text?

This is an excerpt from Viorst's book Suddenly Sixty. Who is the intended audience here, probably? How can you compare this work to "Learning "?

Did you know that this author writes in lots of different genres? Here is an interview with Viorst about her children's books.