Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)

by Linda Sue Park

2021-01-01 06:32:14

Sijo, a traditional Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected aspects of the everyday-of brea... Read more
Sijo, a traditional Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected aspects of the everyday-of breakfast, houseplants, tennis, freshly washed socks. Carefully crafted and deceptively simple, Linda Sue Park''s sijo are a pleasure to read and an invitation to experiment with an unfamiliar poetic form. Istvan Banyai''s giddy illustrations add a one-of-a-kind luster to a book that is truly a gem. Less

Book Details

File size7.5 X 7.5 X 0.22 in
Print pages48
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date September 29, 2015
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780544555518
Linda Sue Park is the author of the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard, many other novels, several picture books, and most recently a book of poetry: Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems). She lives in...

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