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Charles Ghigna (born August 25, 1946) is an American poet and author of more than 100 books from Random House, Disney, Hyperion, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Abrams, Charlesbridge, Capstone, Orca and other publishers. He sometimes uses his trademark nickname Father Goose®. The themes of his books and poetry reflect a celebration of childhood, as well as a reverence for nature and animals. His other subjects and themes include humor, holidays, riddles, seasons, school, sports, and the power of a positive attitude.〔"Charles Ghigna (Father Goose)" An explication and bio-bibliographical guide. ''The Contemporary Authors Series''. (New Revision Series) Volume 137. Thomson-Gale, 2005.168-172.〕 ==Early life== Ghigna was born August 25, 1946 in Bayside, Queens. His parents Charles and Patricia relocated to Fort Myers, Florida when he was five. He attended Fort Myers Senior High School, where his talent for writing first got attention. While in the third grade, an essay about a talking freckle on a boy’s face got Ghigna a great deal of attention. Although he enjoyed writing, after some of this classmates began teasing him about writing he stopped and took up baseball. He developed a love for the game which he continued to play through high school, and even tried out with the Pittsburgh Pirates.〔Laubenthal, Penne. (2007) Interview with Charles Ghigna. Retrieved 2009-03-18. 〕 While in his teens, Ghigna began to write again secretly in journals, a practice he continued. His love of writing developed early and became more apparent as he grew older. Upon entering college, writing, especially writing poetry, became a major focus for him. In college his passion for poetry continued to grow. It was through encounters in high school with an English teacher and the work of poet Archibald McLeish, that this love for poetry was ignited. Until then he saw poetry as something one had to memorize, recite in front of the entire class and then have your teacher explain its meaning. Simply it was for sissies and grandmothers. Ghigna's perspective of poetry changed after his English teacher explained the maxim "Show, don't tell." Ghigna also learned something about poetry from Archibald McLeish who said, "A poem should not mean, but be."〔 * Ghigna, Charles (2003). ''I Hate Poetry''. Indie Bound. Retrieved 2009-03-18. ().〕 Ghigna earned his Bachelor's degree from Florida Atlantic University in 1967 and his Masters in 1970. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Ghigna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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