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SKETCHES FROM LIFE by Londis Carpenter
SKETCHES FROM LIFE is a book of 107 story poems by author Londis Carpenter. These are mostly poems meant to be read aloud. There are poems for children from three and for adults of all ages, including grandparents.
SKETCHES FROM LIFE by Londis Carpenter ISBN: 1-4137-0415-8 is published by PublishAmerica, P.O. Box 151 Frederick, MD 21705.
It is printed in the United States of America and was released on September 15, 2003.
SKETCHES FROM LIFE is available in bookstores everywhere for $19.95. For signed copies contact author by e-mail (see below)
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SKETCHES FROM LIFE is a wonderful book of pver 100 poems that celebrate life. It contains poems for children and adults of all ages. Londis Carpenter is one of the most inspiring new poets of the century. SKETCHES FROM LIFE is a treasure that should be in every library and every home with children.
READ THE FOLLOWING REVIEWS OF POEMS FROM THE BOOK:
Laaurel Johnson of Midwest Book Review
Sketches From Life
by Londis carpenter
ISBN 1-4137-0415-8
140 pages at 19.95 paperback
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Shetches From Life features more than 100 poems from the heart and mind of Londis Carpenter. Many are humorous or thought provoking metaphors, both subtle and profound. Everyday happenings and imaginary tales are recorded in lyrical style. There are songs and sonnets to delight children and adults alike, constructed in both freeform and rhyme.
I found the following excerpt from “I Write So You’ll Remember” to be particularly profound:
The walls of earth are littered
With the ruins of fallen stars
And runes of men.
“One-Punch Willy Brown” was a humorous story-song, excerpted here:
The gals all sidled near him; the guys seemed to leave him alone.
We all knew his reputation and that Willy was bad to the bone.
They say he once knocked out a horse or a mule and his hands could move faster than
light.
We all knew how he came by his nickname; with one punch he could end any fight.
“Winter Ride” is a free form poem, one of my favorites. I chose one small excerpt as an example:
A dark blacktop ribbon
stretches,
merging into the soft,
misty, battleship gray
curtain of sky.
“Prisoner of War” expresses contemporary concerns from the POW’s point of view:
The throbbing ache of wounds
Crusted with blood and fear
Tell me I’m alive.
There is something for every age in Sketches From Life, to be read aloud to children or pondered by adult. This poet has the curiosity of a child encased nicely in the mind of an adult. If you like poetry, give this one a try.
Midwest Book Review
Laurel Johnson
Katy Walsvik--"Where have you been all my life? I'm mad about this stuff! My brain just had a party here, reading your tidbits . . . Almost anyone can be funny. Your humor is funny AND poetically flawless. Just wonderful!"
RONALD HULL--"Real insight into the wonderful world around us that, sometimes only kids appreciate. Three cheers!"
STEVE RALPH--"what can I say about this perfection . . . absolute perfection . . . I take my hat off to you and your poetry."
ELIZABETH LUCAS-TAYLOR--"Love it. Reminds me of TOY STORY, or DOES THE LIGHT REALLY GO OUT WHEN YOU SHUT THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR? Well done."
Margarita Caligaris--"I'm really happy to read a piece of literatary work of this magnitude . . . YOU ARE INSPIRED AND YOU INSPIRE PEOPLE . . . I thank you for your divinr words and leave here some words by poet BENAVI BEN YEHU, "What makes a great poet is not the number of pages she/he writes, but the number of people he/she can inspire."
ANDRE BENDAVI BEN-YEHU--". . . (The poem) ONE PUNCH WILLY BROWN is a vivacious writing. It is a poem, as poetry commands. It took me on an imaginary trip, where I got back to reality only after I heard the shots from the pistol held by the lady in blue. WHEN INSECTS PLAY (another poem in the book) is a poem that adds value to poetry's pages in history. It pleased and enriched my mind. I did have an enjoyable reading. thank you for sharing beauty and for enriching the literary pages of the Twenty-first century."
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