A Kick in the Head

By Chris Raschka (Illustrator)

Explore 29 poetic forms that bend rules and ignite creativity.

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64 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Dive into a playful journey through 29 poetic forms, where rules are bent and creativity thrives. From Shakespeare's sonnets to Nash's couplets, discover the art and spirit of poetry. Will you find the structure liberating or confining? This volume invites you to explore poetry as a game, a story, and a memory, challenging Robert Frost's idea that poetry without rules is like tennis without a net. Perfect for those curious about the boundaries and freedoms of poetic expression, this book is a primer like no other, offering insights and inspiration for both new and seasoned poets.

From the publisher

“Readers will have the good fortune to experience poetry as art, game, joke, list, song, story, statement, question, memory. A primer like no other.” – School Library Journal (starred review)In this splendid and playful volume – second of a trilogy – an acclaimed creative team presents examples of twenty-nine poetic forms, demonstrating not only the (sometimes bendable) rules of poetry, but also the spirit that brings these forms to life. Featuring poems 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.Back matter includes notes on poetic forms.

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