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Romantically imaginative

This is a Poem That Heals Fish by Jean-Pierre Simeon

December 23, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A perk of my job is to see the books ordered by customers as I process them. I had seen the title This is a Poem That Heals Fish on the list to be ordered and was thinking it was going to be odd.  And when it came in, I gave it a small peek. Yes, it is odd. But Jean-Pierre Simeon’s work is more than just odd. It is a poem within a poem within a poem (I think I captured all the layers). […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance Tagged With: Fishes, friendship, imagination, Jean-Pierre Simeon, Olivier Tallec

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:624 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance · Tags: Fishes, friendship, imagination, Jean-Pierre Simeon, Olivier Tallec ·
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An Intro to Poetry for Kids

November 26, 2018 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

This is a children’s book in which a young boy is trying to find a poem to heal his fish. He asks many different people and objects about a poem to try and heal his fish and everyone gives him a different answer for what a poem is. The boy doubts he knows or can create a poem all on his own. In the end he learns that by asking questions and exploring the world around him, he’s taken bits and pieces of what he’s […]

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Jean-Pierre Simeon

The Chancellor's CBR10 Review No:8 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: Jean-Pierre Simeon ·
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