From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up?These lavishly designed and illustrated books combine poetry, archival photographs, and illustrations on smooth, satiny stock with well-written, interesting biographical sketches. The information is enhanced by the way the text is harmoniously juxtaposed with beautiful, sepia-toned photos and drawings of people and places from the poets' lives. Cummings is also illustrated by assemblage figures with Paul Klee-like faces and anxious, quizzical expressions that are in tune with Cummings's words. The illustrations for Dickinson are large, rather static pastel drawings of flowers and plants. The poetry, on the other hand, some of which is very difficult, correlates nicely with the factual details; for example, "I'm Nobody!" appears opposite a description of Dickinson's reclusiveness in her mid-30s. Because of the complexity of many of the poems in both volumes, these titles would be appropriate as introductions to their subjects for high school students.?Sue Norris, Rye Free Reading Room, Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Card catalog description
A biography of the twentieth-century American writer whose poetry combined artistic composition with word play and traditional rhyme and meter. Includes examples of his work.

ANNOTATION

A biography of the twentieth-century American writer whose poetry combined artistic composition with word play and traditional rhyme and meter. Includes examples of his work.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Each book in this innovative series is a combination of poetry and biography. Concise yet revealing biographical segments are interspersed with selections from the poets' works. A strong visual background enhances the reading experience, as real-life photographs are combined with interpretive illustrations. All of these elements join together to create an inspiring introduction to the lives and works of Some of the world's finest poets.

FROM THE CRITICS

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