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Birds on a Wire
A Renga 'Round Town
By Janeczko, Paul B. & Lippincott, Gary A.
- ISBN
- 978-1-59078-383-2
- Publisher
- Wordsong
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2008
Gr 3-6 The text of this book is a renga, a poem in which one author writes one verse (three lines) and another writes the next (two lines), linking the new verse to the previous one in some way. The poets describe with carefully crafted word images the places and people one might see walking down the main street of a small town. The connection between the verses is sometimes obvious and other times obscure...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Using renga (a form of linked, alternating verse), Lewis and Janeczko weave a snapshot of life in a small town. The poem offer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
