One of the really cool things about the TLA conference last week was meeting several new (to me) poets. I loved hearing Leslie Bulion‘s funny, scientifically accurate, and gross poems about bugs–all from her book Hey There, Stink Bug! (Charlesbridge, 2006–with cool illustrations by Leslie Evans). Here’s one she read that really got the librarians laughing:
The Hot Shot
Bombardier bombardier bombardier beetle, –Leslie Bulion, all rights reserved (This is another collection featuring both poems and nonfiction elements–check this book out!) |
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