A kick in the head
By: edited by Paul B. Janeczko ; illustrated by Chris Raschka.
Contributors: Janeczko, Paul B.; Raschka, Christopher.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 61
Subjects: Children's poetry, American.; Literary form -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: In this splendid and playful volume, acclaimed poetry anthologist Paul B. Janeczko and Caldecott Honor illustrator Chris Raschka present lively examples of twenty-nine poetic forms, demonstrating not only the (sometimes bendable) rules of poetry, but also the spirit that brings these forms so wonderfully to life. Featuring formal poems, some familiar and some never before published, from the likes of Eleanor Farjeon (aubade), X.J. Kennedy (elegy), Ogden Nash (couplet), Liz Rosenberg (pantoum), and William Shakespeare, the sonnet king himself, A Kick in the Head perfectly illustrates Robert Frost's maxim that poetry without rules is like a tennis match without a net.