Tap Dancing on the Roof Sijo (Poems)
Hardback (15 Oct 2007)
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A sijo, a traditional Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible, and the witty last line winds up each poem with a surprise. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the everyday-of breakfast, thunder and lightning, houseplants, tennis, freshly laundered socks. Carefully crafted and deceptively simple, Linda Sue Park's sijo are a pleasure to read and an irresistible invitation to experiment with an unfamiliar poetic form. Istvan Banyai's irrepressibly giddy and sophisticated illustrations add a one-of-a-kind luster to a book that is truly a gem.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780618234837 |
Publisher: | HMH Books |
Imprint: | Clarion Books |
Pub date: | 15 Oct 2007 |
DEWEY: | 811.54 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Weight: | 277g |
Height: | 200mm |
Width: | 200mm |
Spine width: | 10mm |