Insectasides: Great Poets on Man's Pest Friend

By Martha Paulos

A collection of poems featuring observations of insects by such classic writers as William Blake, Sylvia Plath, Ogden Nash, and Pablo Neruda, is accompanied by humorous illustrations presented in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670855677
• ISBN13: 9780670855674
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Studio
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 20.0" x 20.0" x 20.0"

Customer Reviews

YOU'LL NEVER SWAT AGAIN

These wry, witty portraits of man's best irritants are fun to look at and chuckle-provoking to read. Brought to life by the words of such diverse poets as Wordsworth, William Blake and Sylvia Plath, insects buzz, hum, skitter and fly across the pages. Of course, no tongue-in-cheek collection would be complete without a few verses from Ogden Nash. Each poem is illustrated by a bold full-page linocut by award winning printmaker and sculptor Martha Paulos. In her talented hands many of these miniscule mites take on human characteristics. You may recognize friends and neighbors. - Gail Cooke