OK, this post is not all about me, but I have to share my fantastic poetry news: BookSpeak! Poems About Books is on NCTE’s Notables list for 2012! I am so excited! Mary Lee at a Year in Reading shared the list Thursday. Lots of terrific poetry on it, which makes me so happy!
And now, back to our regularly scheduled post:>)
Last week, I shared one of Jane Yolen’s poems?from?Take Two! A Celebration of Twins (Candlewick, 2012), by Pat Lewis and Jane Yolen. A book about twins deserves double entries, don’t you think? Plus, I wanted to share one of Pat’s poems, too. I absolutely love the dark humor of this one:
Fair Is Fair!
What separates my twin and me,
Born twenty minutes apart,
Is that he’s always first because
Of his unfair head start.
He’s first to hog the bathroom
Every morning. And at dinner,
He gets the biggest helping,
Which is why I’m so much thinner.
I thought I won the marathon.
At last! Glory was mine!
Until I saw my brother–yawning!–
At the finish line.
But one day fate will finally turn–
I won’t be sad, bereft–
He’ll bite the dust, which means I must
Have twenty minutes left.
–J. Patrick Lewis, all rights reserved
Myra at Gathering Books has the Poetry Friday Roundup today!
Oh Laura, these are so great. I’ve got to get the book for our school library. We have several sets of twins in the school. Thanks, & I did see your name & book on the list. Congratulations!
Thanks, Linda! Glad you like the twin poems, too. They are a hoot!
Oh Laura, these are so great. I’ve got to get the book for our school library. We have several sets of twins in the school. Thanks, & I did see your name & book on the list. Congratulations!
Thanks, Linda! Glad you like the twin poems, too. They are a hoot!
Ha! That’s a bit macabre indeed, in the best possible sense. Can’t wait to get this book for my little guys.
Congrats on BookSpeak – what great news!
Enjoy the book! And thank you–it is great news, and I could sure use some about now:>)
Ha! That’s a bit macabre indeed, in the best possible sense. Can’t wait to get this book for my little guys.
Congrats on BookSpeak – what great news!
Enjoy the book! And thank you–it is great news, and I could sure use some about now:>)
What an adorable poem. I don’t have any twins in my life right now, but I’ll have to check out the book. Congratulations on your book being recognized!
Yeah, no twins for me, either, though I just thought of a friend with college-aged twin daughters I need to refer to this book! And thanks!
What an adorable poem. I don’t have any twins in my life right now, but I’ll have to check out the book. Congratulations on your book being recognized!
Yeah, no twins for me, either, though I just thought of a friend with college-aged twin daughters I need to refer to this book! And thanks!
Congratulations on the great news for BOOKSPEAK, Laura! I’m looking forward to spending time with it and you on my blog in a few weeks. :0) And what a (dark) fun poem to share from TAKE TWO. Bwahh ha ha ha….
Thanks, Robyn. I’m so excited about the NCTE Notables and the Librarians’ Choice lists…I’m hoping it will put BOOKSPEAK in front of more people. And I’m glad you like this poem!
Congratulations on the great news for BOOKSPEAK, Laura! I’m looking forward to spending time with it and you on my blog in a few weeks. :0) And what a (dark) fun poem to share from TAKE TWO. Bwahh ha ha ha….
Thanks, Robyn. I’m so excited about the NCTE Notables and the Librarians’ Choice lists…I’m hoping it will put BOOKSPEAK in front of more people. And I’m glad you like this poem!
Congratulations, Laura. Great news!
It’s too bad all the twins I know are tweens… this looks like such a cute book.
Congratulations, Laura. Great news!
It’s too bad all the twins I know are tweens… this looks like such a cute book.
Oh, co ngratulations, Laura! I have a set of twins in my class who will love poetry about twins. It’s such a special relationship – so hard,I think, for non- twins to really understand.
Thanks, Tara! I agree, twinship is a mystery. That’s one thing I like about this book–think it appeals especially TO twins, but explores the weirdness of twins for us singles, too:>)
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Oh, co ngratulations, Laura! I have a set of twins in my class who will love poetry about twins. It’s such a special relationship – so hard,I think, for non- twins to really understand.
Thanks, Tara! I agree, twinship is a mystery. That’s one thing I like about this book–think it appeals especially TO twins, but explores the weirdness of twins for us singles, too:>)
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(official) CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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(official) CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Congratulations, Laura! Awesome!
Congratulations, Laura! Awesome!