Synopses & Reviews
Think poems are for sissies and grandmothers? Then check Charles Ghigna's engaging new book of verse, A Fury of Motion. With style, humor, and passion, Ghigna has created a world in which adolescents and teenagers, especially boys, will find empathy and refuge. In forty-six poems, the poet delivers a hearty mix of verse that conveys the power at the line of scrimmage, the "lost boys" of hunting season, the threat of loneliness, the clarity of autumn, and the silliness of science. Here's a thoroughly appealing book that will attract those teens who believe poetry is far beneath or beyond them.
About the Author
Charles Ghigna is the author of more than thirty books of poetry for children and adults, including Animal Trunk: Silly Poems to Read Aloud, an American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists." He lives in Homewood, Alabama.
Table of Contents
Shortstop -- Baseball dreams -- Football -- Tackle -- Basketball tryout -- Soccer -- Tennis lion -- Boxing lesson -- Hunting boys -- Skydiver -- Science faction -- Ants never cry "Uncle" -- April sideshow -- Balloon man -- Air Force -- Racing the wind -- Beach -- Evening parade -- Firefly -- Orion -- Autumn's way -- Snowfall in the city -- Family tree -- I wish I had a twin -- Father time -- Loco motion -- Chess nut -- School -- School daze -- Lunchroom magic -- School-yard showdown -- Bowman's hand -- Tell me -- Leopard of loneliness -- Trip -- Dreamland -- Ars Longa, Vita Brevis -- In sight -- Headway -- Over herd -- Haircut -- Inspiration -- Art -- Writer's block -- Porcupine poem -- What's a poem?