Falling Down the Page

A Book of List Poems

By Heard, Georgia

Publishers Summary:
TRY THIS AT HOME. Poems to inspire young readers.From Eileen Spinelli’s many goodbyes to summer at the shore, to Avis Harley’s catalog of ways to say hello across the globe, to a close look at the birds and animals outside Valiska Gregory’s window in winter…Georgia Heard has collected list poems from contemporary poets. Each list is gathered with a poet’s eye – carefully selected details beautifully presented – so that readers see the extraordinary in the ordinary. And so readers are encouraged to be writers. The simplicity of each poem and Georgia Heard’s introduction will inspire young poets to write their own.

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ISBN
978-1-59643-220-8
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on April 1, 2009

Gr 2-5 The surprises begin with the cover of this long, narrow book that opens from the top, sporting a title tumbling down with assorted objectsa feather, a squirrel, a pencil, a sock. Inside is a wide variety of list or catalogue poems, which Heard describes in her introduction as "the oldest and most accessible of poetic forms." Many focus on the ordinary: Marilyn Singer's selection opens, "...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Formatted like a refrigerator note pad, this slim, vertical volume includes thirty-two list poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins, J. Pat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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