A few weeks ago, I shared an anthology edited by J. Patrick Lewis, U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate,?called Book of Animal Poetry. I promised to come back and share a lighter poem this time, and here it is!
Sea Jelly
It’s not made of jelly; it isn’t a fish.
Mostly it drifts, but can move with a swish.
It doesn’t have lungs or a brain; most can’t see.
It captures its dinner tentacularly.
Named after a Gorgon who turned men to stone.
It’s best if you leave this Medusa alone.
–Kelly Ramsdell Fineman
Kelly is so clever–I love it. Tentacularly is my favorite. And it’s wonderful to see so many of our Poetry Friday poets in this anthology. Congratulations!
And, I mentioned the classroom guide last time? Well, guess what National Geographic sent me! That’s right, just click here for the classroom guide for the Book of Animal Poetry.
And, finally, THANK YOU to all those of you who went and liked or rated or reviewed BookSpeak on Amazon. I can’t tell you how much it meant that you took the time to do that!
Betsy at Teaching Young Writers has the Poetry Friday roundup. Go enjoy!
My copy of this book arrived this week and it is TENTACULAR, indeed! Wow. There is so much wonderful stuff in here, you almost don’t know where to look first. I love the huge variety of poems and forms, and that several poems/perspectives are offered for most of the pics. (Phobia alert: I have already memorized the placement of the spider page so I can have a napkin ready to cover the pic while I read the poem.)
My little guys love it, too. For some reason, they have taken to kissing every. single. photograph. on every page. Even the spider. So it’s kind of a wet read, but truly fabulous. 🙂
Oh, Renee–I’m feeling guilty that I giggled about your spider and napkin. And about the wet read. BUT I’m glad you’re loving the poems and MOST of the pictures!
My copy of this book arrived this week and it is TENTACULAR, indeed! Wow. There is so much wonderful stuff in here, you almost don’t know where to look first. I love the huge variety of poems and forms, and that several poems/perspectives are offered for most of the pics. (Phobia alert: I have already memorized the placement of the spider page so I can have a napkin ready to cover the pic while I read the poem.)
My little guys love it, too. For some reason, they have taken to kissing every. single. photograph. on every page. Even the spider. So it’s kind of a wet read, but truly fabulous. 🙂
Oh, Renee–I’m feeling guilty that I giggled about your spider and napkin. And about the wet read. BUT I’m glad you’re loving the poems and MOST of the pictures!
Renee took the wordfs out of my mou— err, keyboard! The entire book is, indeed, tentacular…our local library just received it and they were amazed at how beautiful it is!
Yeah, it’s kind of jaw-droppingly stunning. Only NG could have done this book, I think.
Renee took the wordfs out of my mou— err, keyboard! The entire book is, indeed, tentacular…our local library just received it and they were amazed at how beautiful it is!
Yeah, it’s kind of jaw-droppingly stunning. Only NG could have done this book, I think.
Fun way for kids to learn!
Very!
Fun way for kids to learn!
Very!
Absolutely — tentacular is a fabulous word. It’s amazing how much information Kelly packs into this short poem, while keeping it fun.
She does a great job of that. Nonfiction and poetry–two of my very favorite things–mixed together…
Thanks for the kind comment, Lauras!
Absolutely — tentacular is a fabulous word. It’s amazing how much information Kelly packs into this short poem, while keeping it fun.
She does a great job of that. Nonfiction and poetry–two of my very favorite things–mixed together…
Thanks for the kind comment, Lauras!
Love it! Besides “tentacular” being awesome! my favorite line: “Mostly it drifts, but can move with a swish.” Pure genius.
I agree!
Smooch!
Love it! Besides “tentacular” being awesome! my favorite line: “Mostly it drifts, but can move with a swish.” Pure genius.
I agree!
Smooch!
I bought my copy of this at the Scholastic book fair this week… so jazzed to have this in my home library now!
Enjoy! I haven’t even read the entire book yet–it’s mammoth, right? Taking it with me on a workshop I’m leading next week to relax with during my 5-minute breaks:>)
I bought my copy of this at the Scholastic book fair this week… so jazzed to have this in my home library now!
Enjoy! I haven’t even read the entire book yet–it’s mammoth, right? Taking it with me on a workshop I’m leading next week to relax with during my 5-minute breaks:>)
An astounding 200 Animal Poems – and edited by J Patrick Lewis – sounds like a must-have indeed! What you shared is tentacularly-spectacular! 🙂
We would be posting our review of Bookspeak on the 26th of this month! Can’t wait for you to read it. Will also post a review on Amazon once my review is out. 🙂 *Hugs*
It’s an incredibly wonderful book! And–thank you! I will be honored to be on Gathering Books (and I’ll spread the word, of course:>)
An astounding 200 Animal Poems – and edited by J Patrick Lewis – sounds like a must-have indeed! What you shared is tentacularly-spectacular! 🙂
We would be posting our review of Bookspeak on the 26th of this month! Can’t wait for you to read it. Will also post a review on Amazon once my review is out. 🙂 *Hugs*
It’s an incredibly wonderful book! And–thank you! I will be honored to be on Gathering Books (and I’ll spread the word, of course:>)
Great to see another poem from this book, Laura. And what a clever poem. I agree, ‘tentacularly’ is fantastic, and I really like the idea of Medusa too. Thanks, Laura.
It’s great to be able to share more than one poem from an anthology, especially, to show the range. Kelly Fineman and Carl Sandburg–two very different and talented poets!
Thanks, Linda! And the Medusa part comes from the sea jelly itself – they are actually called that!
Great to see another poem from this book, Laura. And what a clever poem. I agree, ‘tentacularly’ is fantastic, and I really like the idea of Medusa too. Thanks, Laura.
It’s great to be able to share more than one poem from an anthology, especially, to show the range. Kelly Fineman and Carl Sandburg–two very different and talented poets!
Thanks, Linda! And the Medusa part comes from the sea jelly itself – they are actually called that!
Thank you for sharing it again to remind me to get myself to the store! My kindergartners would love this books.
They would! (I always have to see a book several times before I remember to actually go look for it somewhere or order it.)
Thank you for sharing it again to remind me to get myself to the store! My kindergartners would love this books.
They would! (I always have to see a book several times before I remember to actually go look for it somewhere or order it.)
Thanks for featuring this Laura! Hugs to you.
You are very welcome! I just got back from NCTE–how are you? Hope you’re well and had a spectacular vacation. Must go view your FB statuses to see how you’re doing:>)
Thanks for featuring this Laura! Hugs to you.
You are very welcome! I just got back from NCTE–how are you? Hope you’re well and had a spectacular vacation. Must go view your FB statuses to see how you’re doing:>)