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The Death of the Hat: a Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects
The Death of the Hat: a Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects | Paul B. Janeczko
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A celebrated duo reunites for a look at poems through history inspired by objects--earthly and celestial--reflecting the time in which each poet lived. A book-eating moth in the early Middle Ages. A peach blossom during the Renaissance. A haunted palace in the Victorian era. A lament for the hat in contemporary times. Poetry has been a living form of artistic expression for thousands of years, and throughout that time poets have found inspiration in everything from swords to stamp albums, candles to cobwebs, manhole covers to the moon. In The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects, award-winning anthologist Paul B. Janeczko presents his fiftieth book, offering young readers a quick tour of poets through the ages. Breathing bright life into each selection is Chris Raschka's witty, imaginative art.
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olivia.d

A hat is not just for style; It‘s a place where stories pile

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olivia.d

I would not use this book in my classroom

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olivia.d
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I liked how this book was done. It was a super cool concept

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#DecemberSong Day 11: #HardCandyChristmas reminded me of this poem from Paul Janeczko‘s collection featured by Fats here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-dqU

Eggs 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
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This book was great. I love that it has various types of poems throughout, but has a constant theme as to how the poems are written. Aside from that, the illustrations were simple and gave the poems a chance to shine.
The constant theme that these poems showed was that most seemed to be very descriptive. By this I mean that not only was the setting explained in great details, but also the feelings or the person. I enjoyed these poems very much.

em_lemo Along with this, there is part of a poem that I found to be very descriptive and well thought out.
“And while I gaze, thy mild and placid light
Sheds a soft calm upon my troubled breast;“
This was published in 2015.
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This book takes a look at “poems through history inspired by objects—earthly and celestial—reflecting the time in which each poet lived...great way to introduce kids to great poetry, and it helps that is has an actual theme that's fun..”

There‘s Billy Collins‘s The Death Of The Hat, read the full poem here: https://avoision.com/2005/06/17/the_death_of_the_hat.php

#poetrymatters #hat

LiteraryinPA Billy Collins is my favorite poet! I‘m not that into the genre, but I always connect to his writing. 5y
Lcsmcat I almost used that Collins poem - it‘s a good one. 🎩 5y
TheSpineView 😍😍😍 5y
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#LilithJuly Day 9: Fats‘ review: “The Death of #TheHat features 50 poems selected by Paul B. Janeczko accompanied by the beautiful paintings of Chris Raschka. The book explores the nature, form, and subjects of poetry in a span of thousands of years that dates back during the early Middle Ages. It‘s a fun and witty poetry collection for readers of all ages.” Full post with poem excerpts here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-dqU

Cinfhen Once again, you pull a winner out of your hat 😉🥳🥳🥳🥳 5y
Cathythoughts I love this ♥️🎩 5y
KarenUK Wow! This looks like a beautiful book.... 💕 5y
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