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I Just Hope It's Lethal: Poems of Sadness, Madness, and Joy
by Liz Rosenberg and Deena November
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780618564521 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
The teenage years are a time filled with sadness, madness, joy, and all the messy stuff in between. Sometimes it feels that every day brings a new struggle, a new concern, a new reason to stay in bed with the shades drawn. But between moments of despair and confusion often come times of great clarity and insight, when you might think, like the poet Rumi, "Whoever's calm and sensible is insane!" It is moments like these that have inspired the touching, honest, and gripping poems found in I Just Hope It's Lethal: Poems of Sadness, Madness, and Joy. After all, what's normal anyway?
This collection includes poems by Charles Bukowski, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, T. S. Eliot, Edgar Allen Poe, W. B. Yeats, Dorothy Parker, Jane Kenyon, and many more, including teenage writers and up-and-coming poets.
Review:
"[A] deeply affecting, and sophisticated collection, which will resonate with young people in all states of mental equilibrium." Booklist
Review:
"Powerfully written and easy to understand....This efficiently organized, concise, and interesting collection is an excellent choice for libraries serving teens." School Library Journal
Review:
"The wide range of styles, from poets both famous and lesser known, from various time periods, also adds interest....Good biographical notes and indices of authors, titles, and first lines conclude the volume." Horn Book
Review:
"By placing young poets in such illustrious company, Rosenberg and November encourage creativity in their readers and introduce teenagers to a wide range of poems." Children's Literature
About the Author
Liz Rosenberg is a poet and author of more than twenty books for young readers. She teaches English and creative writing at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Deena November is a writer and recent college graduate living in Pennsylvania.
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akaSango, March 30, 2007 (view all comments by akaSango)
I have not read the whole book but I absolutely love it!!!! It is a book I can relate to well and I love it!!!
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780618564521
- Subtitle:
- Poems of Sadness, Madness, and Joy
- Author:
- Editor:
- November, Deena
- Editor:
- Rosenberg, Liz
- Compiled:
- November, Deena
- Compiled:
- Rosenberg, Liz
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Graphia Books
- Location:
- Boston
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- American - General
- Subject:
- Anthologies (multiple authors)
- Subject:
- Poetry - General
- Subject:
- Children's 12-Up - Poetry
- Subject:
- Emotions
- Subject:
- Young adult poetry
- Subject:
- Poetry : General
- Copyright:
- 2005
- Edition Description:
- Trade paper
- Publication Date:
- October 2005
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- Young adult
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 190
- Dimensions:
- 7.04x5.06x.53 in. .38 lbs.
- Age Level:
- 12-17
