Poetry Adventures | Orange County Library System

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2015

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Acrostic? What kind of stick is that? Actually, it's a poem! Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how acrostics are created―and shows how even the wackiest words be turned into a poem.

2) If It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern Poems

Author

Cleary, Brian P

Earliest Publication Date

2014

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What is a haiku? It sounds like a sneeze. And isn't a lantern a light source? Actually, they are two types of ancient Japanese poetry. Author Brian P. Cleary explains how each form works.

3) I saw an invisible lion today: quatrains

Author

Cleary, Brian P., 1959-

Earliest Publication Date

2016

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A collection of poems featuring a range of subjects, from grandmothers to muzaloos.

4) Ode to a Commode: Concrete Poems

Author

Cleary, Brian P

Earliest Publication Date

2014

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Is that a bird? A plane? No, it's a poem! Concrete poems are shaped like their subjects. They can look like objects, animals, or even people. Brian P. Cleary explains how concrete poems work-and creates some wild wordplay.

5) Something Sure Smells Around Here: Limericks

Author

Cleary, Brian P

Earliest Publication Date

2015

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What do you get when you combine a poem and a joke? A limerick! These five-line rhyming poems are funny, silly, and sly. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary explains how limericks work-and shows you how to write your own limericks!

6) Underneath my bed: list poems

Author

Cleary, Brian P., 1959-

Earliest Publication Date

2016

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Explains how to compose a list poem and presents a collection of fifteen list poems on a variety of topics, including summer camp, the bus stop, a wish list, and the lost and found.