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Aloud in My Head
Children’s poets discuss a poem each
edited by JonArno Lawson
illustrated by Johnny Hannah
(Walker Books)
£6.99
Twenty- one poets from around the world respond to their works in Aloud in My Head.
We learn, for example that Roger McGough’s Didgeridoo was inspired by his word play. His notes show how he was considering rhythms and images relating to that word, and others including kedgeree and terrapin. We enjoy being party to his contemplations, while reading his completed work.
Meanwhile, Grace Nichols’ ‘weather-eye‘ trigger the imagery within her poem, ‘Sun is Laughing‘. It’s a ‘slightly playful homage‘ to living in England ‘where the changeability in the weather keeps [her] on her toes.’
Naomi Shibab Kaye’s memories of sharing a ‘telephone cord communication line‘ with her brother as a child, form her poem, ‘Supple Cord‘- ‘My brother, in his small, white bed/ Held one end/ I tugged the other/ To signal I was still awake.’
Aloud in My Head is an informative, personal and fascinating experience of poems and their creators. While we may feel we understand and realise a poem, to learn how and why they were formed, offers so much more to our poetry experience. Bookwagon suggests this book would be wonderful to share at bedtime reading, and in classrooms. We are delighted to recommend Aloud in My Head.
Aloud in My Head
Children’s poets discuss a poem each
edited by JonArno Lawson
illustrated by Johnny Hannah
(Walker Books)
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