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Tag: 2019 poetry

December 16, 2019 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Poetry Books

A fan of poems? On this list we've classic poets re-illustrated, first timers, funny poems, deeply meaningful ones, poems that tie into the moon landing, nursery rhymes, and many many more. There's something for everyone on today's list. Don't believe me? See for yourself

September 18, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Wild in the Streets: A Marilyn Singer Interview + Blog Tour

You want something high class and snazzy? You know who to turn to. Today I sit down (virtually) with Marilyn Singer and I pull no punches, people! Good thing I really like today's book.

August 29, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Up Verses Down by Calef Brown

By my thinking you can never have enough nonsense taking up residence in a human brain. Calef Brown's latest just proves it.

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Review of the Day: Climbing Shadows by Shannon Bramer, ill. Cindy Derby

May 31, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Do you remember that scene in Orlando by Virginia Woolf where a bunch of witty people are in a room saying witty things and then Alexander Pope walks in and says three things so devastatingly witty that he just destroys everything? That’s what happens when Climbing Shadows gets paired alongside other collections of poetry. Smart. Honestly heartfelt. Utterly beautiful to look at. See the bar? Yeah. It just got raised.

Poetry Month Ain’t Over Till I Sez It’s Over: The Shockingly Good Verse of 2019

May 7, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Gather round me, ye children. I know we're in May, but poetry can shine every day of the year if it wants to. This is all the new good stuff. You know you wanna know what's worthy.

Review of the Day: Sweet Dreamers by Isabelle Simler

March 6, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Simler has previously wowed American audience with such books as Plume and the magnificent The Blue Hour. Now, thanks in part to the elegant translation by Sarah Ardizzone, she has crafted a new kind of bedtime book. One rooted in poetry, dreams, seasons, fuzzy noses, lilting words, and a type of scratch art never before made possible.

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