Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle
Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle

Author: Stephen Dunning

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1967-04-01

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 0688412319

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Here are modern poems chosen for their individual excellence and their special appeal to young people. Exciting photographs accent the contemporary tone of the collection. From lighthearted Phyllis Mc-Ginley to pessimistic Ezra Pound; from the lyricism of Edna St. Vincent Millay to the vigor of Lawrence Ferlinghette; from Carl Sandburg on loneliness to Paul Dehn on the bomb -- such is the range. The little known or unknown poet and the widely recognized appear side by siide. Whatever the subject matter -- pheasant or flying saucer; lapping lake water or sonic boom; a deer hunt, a basketball, or a bud -- it is all poetry reflecting today's images and today's moods. The editors spent several years bringing together 1200 poems they considered fine enough to include, then slowly and carefully sifted out of 114 which appear in the book. Readers of Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle . . . and Other Modern Verse may well be tempted by Eve Merriam's suggestion in "How to Eat a Poem" center Don't be polite Bite in. Pick it up with your fingers and lick The juice that may run down your chin. It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are.

A Poem for a Pickle
A Poem for a Pickle

Author: Eve Merriam

Publisher: William Morrow & Company

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780688081386

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A collection of whimsical poems and word pictures about such special things as an electrical blackout, an ice cream fountain mountain, and a cat's eyes in the dark.

Negotiations
Negotiations

Author: Destiny O. Birdsong

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2020-10-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1951142136

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"Full of wonder." —Elizabeth Acevedo A Best Book of the Year at BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and Entropy Magazine What makes a self? In her remarkable debut collection of poems, Destiny O. Birdsong writes fearlessly towards this question. Laced with ratchetry, yet hungering for its own respectability, Negotiations is about what it means to live in this America, about Cardi B and top-tier journal publications, about autoimmune disease and the speaker’s intense hunger for her own body—a surprise of self-love in the aftermath of both assault and diagnosis. It’s a series of love letters to black women, who are often singled out for abuse and assault, silencing and tokenism, fetishization and cultural appropriation in ways that throw the rock, then hide the hand. It is a book about tenderness and an indictment of people and systems that attempt to narrow black women’s lives, their power. But it is also an examination of complicity—both a narrative and a black box warning for a particular kind of self-healing that requires recognizing culpability when and where it exists.

My Hippo Has the Hiccups
My Hippo Has the Hiccups

Author: Kenn Nesbitt

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1402227523

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Kenn Nesbitt's hilarious poetry is adored by kids. They just can't get enough of the great beats, wonderful imagery, and good ol' belly laughs his poetry contains! With over a hundred poems included, most of them new but some old favorites too, My Hippo Has the Hiccups is a laugh-out-loud good time. The audio CD features lots of the great poem readings and zany humor that make Kenn one of the most widely sought school speakers in the country. From angry vegetables to misbehaving robots to the boy who is only half a werewolf, these are all officially poems Kenn totally made up: my robot does my homework! | i bought a pet banana! | when vegetables are angry... Be sure to visit Kenn online at the world's most popular poetry site for kids: poetry4kids.com

All the World a Poem
All the World a Poem

Author: Gilles Tibo

Publisher: Pajama Press Inc.

Published: 2016-08-30

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 177278009X

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Poems tall or short or wide— All are infinite inside. In Gilles Tibo’s wonder-filled tribute to poetry, poems bloom in fields, fly on the wings of birds, and float on the foam of the sea. They are written in the dark of night, in the light of happiness, and in the warmth of the writer’s heart. Each poem is illustrated with Manon Gauthier’s whimsical paper collage art, which is both child-like and sophisticated. Rhymed or unrhymed, regular or irregular, the verses bring not just poems but the very concept of poetry to the level of a child, making them accessible to all. If all the world is a poem, then anyone can be a poet!

Blackberry Ink
Blackberry Ink

Author: Eve Merriam

Publisher: HarperTrophy

Published: 1994-09

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780688130800

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A collection of humorous and nonsense verses on various themes.

Mrs. Fickle's Pickles
Mrs. Fickle's Pickles

Author: Lori Ries

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9781590781951

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Rhyming text with illustrations tells how Mrs. Fickle likes her pickles.

I Hear a Pickle
I Hear a Pickle

Author: Rachel Isadora

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1524739588

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* “Isadora’s book about the five senses is aimed perfectly at another sense—kids’ sense of humor.”—The Horn Book, starred review Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora’s sweet and simple introduction to the five senses is perfect for the youngest children, who will recognize themselves in charming vignettes portraying a wide range of childhood activities. Hearing, smelling, seeing, touching, tasting--our five senses allow us to experience the world in so many ways! With our ears we hear the birds sing; with our nose we smell the stinky cheese; with our eyes we see the moon and stars (and sometimes glasses help us see even better!); with our skin we feel the rain (and learn not to touch the hot stove!); and with our tongue we can taste our favorite foods. Isadora’s lively art reveals the power and delight of each sense.