For Poetry Friday -- "Poem runs: baseball poems and paintings" by Douglas Florian.
Just for fun -- here is Florian's
take on baseball as seen through the eyes of young players. Fifteen short,
energetic verses take on the varied positions from Pitcher -- "I'm the slippery
slider/My sinker just plummets/I'm sly as a spider/My riser climbs summits"
to Base Stealer -- "My greatest need/Is speed" and convey the emotion
and excitement of the game with wit and humor.
The double-page illustrations are
colorful and exaggerated to create a child-like exuberance. Words stretch and
leap across the pages with the same bold enthusiasm.
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