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Haiku For The Single Girl. Beth Griffenhagen (2011)

by Beth Griffenhagen(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

085786422X (ISBN13: 9780857864222)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Canongate Books

review 1: This book was just delightful! A series of 17 syllable poems (in case you didn’t know what a haiku was) depicting all the highs and the lows of being a single lady. One of my favorites being: “I hope that men will Forgive me for not beingZooey Deschanel.”Who am I kidding? If you are reading this blog you probably know what haiku is and I have just insulted your intelligence.
review 2: An interesting little poetry book. I like the form of Haiku poetry and wanted to see how someone would put together a book of them. I enjoyed the fact that it was a story of one girls life and trying to find a man and maybe find happiness. The way the words come together are fascinating to me. Each poem could easily stand on its own, but when put together they make a ... moregreat story. The art in the book is fun too. It reminds of New Yorker magazine cartoons. They are simple, but delicate. They say so much with so little. The artist must have put a lot of thought into each line she drew.All and all a very fun quick read. It's one of those books that you could either read in twenty minutes are over a couple of months. Each poem could be examined, but I recommend reading them in one sitting first and then going back and finding meaning.One of my favorites goes:It was 4 a.m.I saw him naked, eating,And it felt like love. less

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