Book Description
Here are modern poems chosen for their individual excellence and their special appeal to young people. Exciting photographs accent the contemporary tone of the collection.
From lighthearted Phyllis Mc-Ginley to pessimistic Ezra Pound; from the lyricism of Edna St. Vincent Millay to the vigor of Lawrence Ferlinghette; from Carl Sandburg on loneliness to Paul Dehn on the bomb -- such is the range. The little known or unknown poet and the widely recognized appear side by siide.
Whatever the subject matter -- pheasant or flying saucer; lapping lake water or sonic boom; a deer hunt, a basketball, or a bud -- it is all poetry reflecting today's images and today's moods.
The editors spent several years bringing together 1200 poems they considered fine enough to include, then slowly and carefully sifted out of 114 which appear in the book.
Readers of Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle . . . and Other Modern Verse may well be tempted by Eve Merriam's suggestion in "How to Eat a Poem"
Don't be polite
Bite in.
Pick it up with your
fingers and lick
The juice that may
run down your chin.
It is ready and ripe now,
whenever you are.
Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle FROM THE PUBLISHER
Here are modern poems chosen for their individual excellence and their special appeal to young people. Exciting photographs accent the contemporary tone of the collection.
From lighthearted Phyllis McGinley to pessimistic Ezra Pound; from the lyricism of Edna St.Vincent Millay to the vigor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti; from Carl Sandburg on loneliness to Paul Dehn on the bomb--such is the range. The little known or unknown poet and the widely recognized appear side by side.
Whatever the subject matter--pheasant or flying saucer; lapping lake water or sonic boom; a deer hunt, a basketball game, or a bud--it is all poetry reflecting today's images and today's moods.
the editors spent several years bringing together 1200 poems they considered fine enough to include, then slowly and carefully sifted out 114 which appear in the book.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Gisela Jernigan
This eclectic collection of modern poems is organized into 15 sections of loosely related works. A black and white photo hinting at the topic precedes each section. Some of the topics covered include cats, science and sense of place. Many poets are represented, from children's poets like Eve Merriam and Maxine Kumin to adult poets like Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams. Although most of the poems are short and unrhymed, they express a wide variety of moods and should appeal to older children, teens and adults. 1994 (orig.
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