Title: Blushing, Compiler: Paul B Janeczko
ISBN: 0439530563 Pages: 95
Publisher: Orchard Books, New York, 2004
ISBN: 0439530563 Pages: 95
Publisher: Orchard Books, New York, 2004
Readers Annotation:
A comprehensive anthology of love poems written by international authors over many centuries.
A comprehensive anthology of love poems written by international authors over many centuries.
Compiler Information:
Paul B Janeczeko is a poet and collector of modern poetry. He has edited over twenty-five poetry anthologies, many of them geared to the young adult audience. Some of these complications include Very Best (Almost) Friends, Stone Beach in an Empty Park: A Collection of Urban Haiku, and A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems.
Janeczeko grew up in New Jersey. His first and favorite book as a child was the Hardy Boys. Presently, Paul lives in Maine with his wife and daughter.
http://www.paulbjaneczko.com/bio.htm
Content/Audience:
The poems collected range from classic to modern, with poems picked specifically with a young adult in mind. However, the range is so diverse, that the poems can relate to readers of all ages. The book is divided into five chapters, each chapter beginning with a love letter that sets the tone and theme of that section of the book. "Beginning of Love" discusses the newness and excitement of love, and includes poems such as She Was a Phantom of Delight by William Wordsworth and Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day by Shakespeare. "In Love" talks about a more mature love, and includes poems such as The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe and How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. "Alone in Love" discusses the regrets of love, and includes poems such as Separation by W.S. Merwin and Dream by Langston Hughes. "End of Love" is about the painful ending of love, and includes poems such as Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy and Heart! We Will Forget Him by Emily Dickinson. The last chapter "Remembering Love" talks about the hope and resilience of love, and includes poems such as When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats and Love in a Life by Robert Browning.
Janeczeko grew up in New Jersey. His first and favorite book as a child was the Hardy Boys. Presently, Paul lives in Maine with his wife and daughter.
http://www.paulbjaneczko.com/bio.htm
Content/Audience:
The poems collected range from classic to modern, with poems picked specifically with a young adult in mind. However, the range is so diverse, that the poems can relate to readers of all ages. The book is divided into five chapters, each chapter beginning with a love letter that sets the tone and theme of that section of the book. "Beginning of Love" discusses the newness and excitement of love, and includes poems such as She Was a Phantom of Delight by William Wordsworth and Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day by Shakespeare. "In Love" talks about a more mature love, and includes poems such as The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe and How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. "Alone in Love" discusses the regrets of love, and includes poems such as Separation by W.S. Merwin and Dream by Langston Hughes. "End of Love" is about the painful ending of love, and includes poems such as Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy and Heart! We Will Forget Him by Emily Dickinson. The last chapter "Remembering Love" talks about the hope and resilience of love, and includes poems such as When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats and Love in a Life by Robert Browning.
Genre: Poetry - Love and Romance
Curriculum Ties: English - Poetry
Booktalking Ideas:
1. Janeczeko has collected a vast amount of love related poems, many of which are directed at his own love interest. Have you ever written a love poem for someone else?
2. There are some famous Shakespeare poems included in this work, such as "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day". Do you enjoy reading Shakespeare, and do you appreciate his style of writing?
1. Janeczeko has collected a vast amount of love related poems, many of which are directed at his own love interest. Have you ever written a love poem for someone else?
2. There are some famous Shakespeare poems included in this work, such as "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day". Do you enjoy reading Shakespeare, and do you appreciate his style of writing?
Reading Level/Interest Age: 13+
Challenge Issue: none
Why I chose this item: I wanted to include an anthology of poems for adolescent poetry readers. Additionally, the author is critically acclaimed, and thereby a great addition to my collection.
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