Madtail, Miniwhale and Other Shape Poems

By Wes Magee

Book Overview

Kite-shaped poems, worm-shaped poems, lollipop-lady shaped poems and even Cup Final shaped poems are part of this collection of shape poetry. It includes poems from popular poets such as Roger... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670826723
• ISBN13: 9780670826728
• Release Date: July 1989
• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.2" x 0.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Tantalizing Wordsmithery

Poems don't have to be square or rectangular, according to the conventions of word processing. They can assume any visage at the whim of the poet. This playful little book is a compilation of some very ingenious shape poems. Putting pictures into poems and poems into pictures is the goal, and the result in this volume is an energetic and inventive collection. It is bound to astound young and veteran readers who will want to try the medium out for themselves, and make their words rain, snow, or explode into a firework display across their page.