Reviews for Visions

The average rating for Visions based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-10-07 00:00:00 Cathy Mapes Thirteen delightfully engaging children's poems from Cornish poet Charles Causley are paired with the gorgeous ink-drawing illustrations of American artist Trina Schart Hyman in this wonderful little book. From nonsense poems like 'Quack' Said the Billy Goat, in which all the animals make the wrong sounds, to poignant selections such as Riley, in which an elderly homeless man, known for living happily by himself in the wild, disappears one day, the selections here are all interesting, and frequently emotionally involving. I loved the rhythm of the rather grisly I Saw a Jolly Hunter, the haunting feeling of Tell me, tell me, Sarah Jane, and the Cornish folk references in the titular Figgie Hobbin... Although I read the American edition of Causly's collection, which (as mentioned) contains thirteen poems, I would at some point like to track down a British edition as well, as I understand that some of them have closer to forty selections. I'm not sorry to have read this version of Figgie Hobbin, as I enjoyed the poems immensely and found the illustrations absolutely gorgeous, but I would certainly like to read more! This was my first experience of Causly, and I was quite impressed. I sometimes find that children's poets pay more attention to structure - rhyme scheme, rhythm, etc - than to the beauty of the language itself and, most importantly, the meaning and feeling behind the words. Here however, we have a children's poet who manages to do it all! Perhaps this is owing to the fact that Causly was indeed a poet - a poet for adults, who happened also to write poetry for children. Highly recommended, both to young poetry lovers, and to fellow fans of Trina Schart Hyman's distinctive and beautiful artwork.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-28 00:00:00 Keith Powell It may be labelled a book of children's poems but there's stuff that's dark, deep and linked to Cornish folklore in here. A must for poetry lovers and followers of this Launceston poet.