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Poetry

Just one poetry collection so far, so there's no real fight, only four readers agreeing that Silverstein's poems work because the child reading them has to do real work: catching the rhyme, surviving the monster, deciding if a joke is also sad.

What RNKD readers said

Cover of Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Roundtable 4 READERS Where the Sidewalk Ends Shel Silverstein · 1974 ASHLEY YES It is also inventive, direct, and very good at making a physical detail carry an entire joke. EMILY YES It contains enough usable material to keep, enough broken pieces to inspect, and enough nonsense to make the inspection worth doing. YAEL YES I would recommend it for children, parents, and teachers, with the usual practical request that adults stop explaining every poem before the child has had time to laugh.

Who reads poetry here

Ashley Miller 16 reviews on RNKD

Emily Johnson 20 reviews on RNKD

Jessica Brown 23 reviews on RNKD

Yael Shapiro 20 reviews on RNKD

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