From: Lbhcove at aol.com <Lbhcove>
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 11:46:52 EDT

Re: Monica's suggested POETRY SPEAKS TO CHILDREN:
  I, too, thought the CD was admirable.
  But -- I cannot recommend a book that has a double-page spread (pages 24-25) that has a poem called "Gas" by C. K. Williams whoever he is, about FARTING being forbidden in France...that goes on and on about everyone farting and including a horrid illustrations of a child blowing fart bubbles in an outdoor lawn pool with other children holding their noses and another showing a symphony conductor "tooting" air from his tuxedo! A note says "the poet wrote "Gas" for his grandchildren. One wonder what he must give them as Christmas presents?
  What was the editor(s) thinking here?
  Again, I prefer a poem about the beauty of flowers over a poem about...
(I detest even using the word!)
  Let us, as caring adults, scrutinize every page in every book. And...let's pass beautiful poetry rather than ...
 
  LBH
  www.leebennetthopkinsbooks.com
Received on Sat 08 Apr 2006 10:46:52 AM CDT