Reviews for A book of living poems

The average rating for A book of living poems based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-03-19 00:00:00 A. P. Lilley funny poes about the various flies. the poems do contain factual information. I found the poems very entertaining. the first poem starts: fruit fly if flies tasted like chocolate pies I wouldn't feel so nauseous. I have a hunch next time I lunch I'll be a bit more cautious. 'cause I just ate a fruit fly that was swimming in my cup. I took a drink and now I think I'm going to throw up. kids will love this somewhat naughty book. it is very cute!

Review # 2 was written on 2012-05-08 00:00:00 Tom Bassow My dad had a 1929 copy of this book. It's pretty sweet. It's got the best of the best inside. Whenever I would consider giving presents to people, this book would usually cross my mind. I've read most of it, but now I'm starting at the beginning and reading it through. EDIT: And now I've finished it. I have a lot of favorites. I love the multi-layered symbolism in "In Flanders Fields." The poppies being red, and an opiate and the fact that they introduce the poem and give it a sense of closure. Kipling's "If" is a masterpiece, as are his other works in here. It's interesting to look at the timing of his personal life for when he wrote "The Gods of the Copybook Headings." "Paul Revere's Ride" "Oh Captain My Captain" "Horatius" was a pleasant suprise. I could never get into that poem before. I really liked it this time around.