A Meal of the Stars: poems up and down
by Dana Jensen, ill by Tricia Tusa
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012
Happy Poetry Friday! Here’s my very favorite poem from this collection, and on Monday, I’ll share a bit more of my thoughts about it in my There’s No Friend Like a Book feature.
away
far
skies
blue
in
clouds
and
birds
with
dance
and
loop
to
trees
leafing
above
soar
will
spring
in
kite
paper
a
tight
is
string
and
right
is
wind
if
–Dana Jensen, from a meal of the stars: poems up and down
Renee LaTulippe at No Water River?has the Poetry Friday Roundup–enjoy!
Interesting. I’m looking forward to your comments. Connie
Thanks, Connie. Maybe you’ll share yours, too!
Interesting. I’m looking forward to your comments. Connie
Thanks, Connie. Maybe you’ll share yours, too!
What a lovely cover for a beautiful collection of poems!
It is, isn’t it?
What a lovely cover for a beautiful collection of poems!
It is, isn’t it?
The cover is beautiful. I liked the poem once I got to the end and figured out how to read it. I’ll be interested to read what you think about the book.
Sometimes poems are a bit of a puzzle–throughout the book, I had to read the first few lines from the top and then the bottom to figure out where I was supposed to start. I haven’t decided whether I like that. I kind of think it should be more obvious which direction to go so that young readers (or older ones!) don’t get frustrated.
The cover is beautiful. I liked the poem once I got to the end and figured out how to read it. I’ll be interested to read what you think about the book.
Sometimes poems are a bit of a puzzle–throughout the book, I had to read the first few lines from the top and then the bottom to figure out where I was supposed to start. I haven’t decided whether I like that. I kind of think it should be more obvious which direction to go so that young readers (or older ones!) don’t get frustrated.
Love the poem reading it from the bottom up, like a child watching her kite take off. Thanks for sharing!
The form works so well in this one–glad you like it!
Love the poem reading it from the bottom up, like a child watching her kite take off. Thanks for sharing!
The form works so well in this one–glad you like it!
I will definitely putting this book on my “to read” list. Thanks for sharing. =)
Hope you like it, Bridget! Some poems I just loved, while others didn’t seem to really need or take advantage of the vertical form. But the poems I loved, I really loved:>)
I will definitely putting this book on my “to read” list. Thanks for sharing. =)
Hope you like it, Bridget! Some poems I just loved, while others didn’t seem to really need or take advantage of the vertical form. But the poems I loved, I really loved:>)
What a wonderful poem! The “up and down” concept for this collection is a neat idea, and I love how this poem “dances” despite it’s structure on the page.
That’s a great way to describe it!
What a wonderful poem! The “up and down” concept for this collection is a neat idea, and I love how this poem “dances” despite it’s structure on the page.
That’s a great way to describe it!
How clever! It’s not a reverso, per se, but somewhat similar in concept. I agree with you, though, that it could be frustrating for kids not to know where to begin, especially with teachers constantly drumming into them where to start reading!! I’m looking forward to your next post on this!
How clever! It’s not a reverso, per se, but somewhat similar in concept. I agree with you, though, that it could be frustrating for kids not to know where to begin, especially with teachers constantly drumming into them where to start reading!! I’m looking forward to your next post on this!