Grade 8 Up As in Strings (1984) and Don't Forget to Fly (1981, both Bradbury), Janeczko has compiled modern poems on the subtle connections between people. Each of the 132 poems in this four-part volume represents a strong, original glimpse into an emotional second of human existence. From Baron Wormser's child in ``For my brother who died before I was born'' (``Your absence was a game /which might at any move /Intrude upon my wanting life'') to George Roberts' adolescent in ``while dissecting frogs in biology class scrut discovers the intricacies of the scooped neckline in his lab partner's dress'' to Jim Wayne Miller's adult in ``Living with Children'' (``Sorcerers, they've turned /the house into a serialized fairy tale''). The clean type face and minimal decoration allow the strong poems to stand uncluttered. A book to read again and again to savor our human richness (``Yet, it's what we all want, in the end, /not to be worshipped, not to be admired, /not to be famous, not to be feared, /not even to be loved, but simply to be held'' from Aden Nowlan's ``He sits Down on the Floor of a School for the Retarded''). The book contains notes on sources and an index of poets. Kathleen D. Whalin, Public Lib . of Columbus and Franklin County, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
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