Description
Arranging Words is Abrams' second chapbook collection. Like her first chapbook, The Poet Who Loves Pythagoras, this book is a series of light-hearted poems that asks the reader to look at the world from a new perspective. These poems approach letters, words, and everyday phrases in a way that pokes fun at the eccentricities of the English language.
For example, her poem titled "K Knows How to Hide and Seek" begins with the line "K knocks twice, but we only hear him once," reminds us how often "k" is a silent letter. The poem "Poetry Exercise" plays on the meaning of the word "exercise" with the line "Brain cells stretch, lift your arms, reach for words." Phrases are deconstructed into literal meanings, such as in the poem "Beside Myself" that asks, "Am I myself or the one beside myself?"
This collection illuminates the quirks of the English language in a lively, humorous way while demonstrating a love for words themselves.
Author: Fran Abrams
Publisher: Quillkeepers Press
Published: 10/26/2023
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.13lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.10d
ISBN13: 9798989153114
ISBN10: 8989153115
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Women Authors
- Literary Criticism | Humor
- Poetry | American | General
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