You Kiss by th' Book by Gary Soto
In his engaging new collection, National Book Award finalist Gary Soto creates poems that each begin with a line from Shakespeare and then continue in Soto's fresh and accessible verse. Drawing on moments from the sonnets, Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream , Romeo and Juliet , and others, Soto illuminates aspects of the source material while taking his poems in directions of their own, strategically employing the colour of thee" and "thine," kings, thieves, and lovers. The results are inspired, by turns meditative, playful, and moving, and consistently fascinating for the conversation they create between the Bard's time and language and our own here and now.
Gary Soto is the author of 11 poetry collections for adults, including New and Selected Poems , a finalist for the National Book Award. His poems have appeared in many literary magazines and publications. He lives in Berkeley, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781452148298 |
| ISBN 10 | 1452148295 |
| Title | You Kiss by th' Book |
| Author | Gary Soto |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chronicle Books |
| Year published | 2016-03-22 |
| Number of pages | 108 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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