The Man in the Moon-Fixer's Mask

by Lawson, Jon Arno

• ISBN13: 9781932425826
• ISBN10: 1932425829
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Wordsong

Summary

Finalist, The Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry. A variety of imaginary and real creatures, unusual people, and miscellaneous obsessions appear in this highly accessible and unusual book of wordplay. Lawson's craftsmanship utilizes alliteration,assonance, consonance, and rhyme that contribute to the playful energy of the poetry. A treat for the ear and the eye, the poems offer a puzzle for the mind and tongue that will engage young readers and help develop their love of language.

Table of Contents

Mope	9	(1)
Slouch	10	(2)
The Empty-Headed Scarecrow	12	(1)
The Slowpoke Vogue	13	(2)
She Crept Across the Crevice	15	(1)
A Princess Apprentice	16	(1)
The Great Snoth of Snitch-on-the-Snotch	17	(1)
Vincent the Vanisher	18	(2)
The Itibar of Ilm	20	(2)
Gazdiks in the Gond	22	(1)
Great-Grandpa Glen	23	(2)
Aghast	25	(1)
Ella-Bella	26	(3)
Little Palmer	29	(1)
To Catch a Witch	30	(1)
Me Purpose of the Porpoise	31	(1)
The Rhinostrich	32	(2)
The Badger, the Barn Fowl, and Their Little Friend the Snail	34	(3)
Horses in Cities	37	(1)
On Admiral Road	38	(1)
The Hippopossum	39	(1)
My Garden Breeds a Savage Bloom	40	(3)
The Octopus and the Sea Horse	43	(1)
The Common Cowl	44	(1)
The Rabbit and the Rhino	45	(1)
The Snake	46	(2)
United Bakers	48	(1)
Jimmy Spitnickles	49	(1)
Togo Salmon Hall	50	(1)
The Snail	51	(2)
Hippopotamus	53	(1)
Still a Gorilla	54	(2)
An Ibis	56	(3)
The Frog Knows His Prognosis	59	(1)
The Dip of a Bat	60	(3)
The Sock-Seeker	63	(1)
The Doubtful	64	(1)
I Spun	65	(1)
Should I Be Me?	66	(2)
On Harbord Street	68	(1)
She Took Two Rings	69	(3)
The Man in the Moon-Fixer's Mask	72	(2)
The Matrix Restaurant	74	(2)
Talking in the Caucasus	76	(3)
The Dundas Driving Park	79