PB RRP $16.95
ISBN 9781922077424
Reviewed by Anastasia Gonis
Lorraine Marwood, the winner of the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Children’s Fiction for her novel Star Jumps, has lived most of her life on a dairy farm. Being close to nature has nurtured a strong bond with her surroundings and made her senses alert to every living, moving thing. This is visible in every word and its nuance in her new poetry book, Guinea Pig Town and Other Animal Poems.
Welcome to this ‘eat and drink garden’ of ‘so many flying objects’ that will ‘never collide’. It is a brand new collection of ninety poems on 141 pages, under seven headings. They are interesting, intelligent and insightful poems that entertain whilst presenting to the reader, an intimate view of animals and insects, their surroundings and unusual habits.
Poetry is a magical medium that demands skill from the writer for its message to be relayed to the reader. Marwood is a gifted wordsmith whose clever use of assonance and alliteration has added a musical rhythm to every piece in the book.
These poems are suitable for ages 8-108.
I love Lorraine's work. I'm gonna get me a copy of this book (even tho i am scared stiff of guinea pigs...) ;-)
ReplyDeleteLorraine is a super, super poet:funny, insightful and always interesting. No wonder she won the PM's Literary Awards. (Just wondering how guinea pigs can be scary? :-))
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