Keep a Pocket in Your Poem: Classic Poems and Playful Parodies

by J. Patrick Lewis and Johanna Wright

Book Overview

Thirteen classic poems by poets such as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, and David McCord are paired with parodies that honor and play off of the original poems in a range of ways.

For example, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is paired with Stopping by Fridge on a Hungry Evening to hilarious effect, whereas the combination of Emily Dickinson's 'Hope' is the thing with feathers with Lewis's 'Grief' is the thing with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590789210
• ISBN13: 9781590789216
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Wordsong
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4