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Sardines and other poems -
Stephen Knight.
Cataloging in Publication
London : Macmillan Children's, 2004.
96 p. ; 22cm.
Awards, Honors, Prizes:
- CLPE Poetry Award, 2005 Shortlist United Kingdom
Reviews:
- Tania Earnshaw (Books for Keeps No. 148, September 2004)
Knight's first collection of poetry for young people is stylishly produced, with a great cover and what I guess are sardines on each page. It's aimed at older teenagers and nostalgic adults and could sit easily in either section of a library or bookstore. It's full of a sense of loss, with the death of Knight's father appearing several times alongside tragically sad poems about lost childhood and lost opportunity. Stalking through the book too is a sense of threat, from cats, the sea, the weather. Or perhaps it's merely the threat of change both personally and in the world and the desire to hide in a wardrobe and hold back time. Teenage poetry often plays into certain stereotypes of form, language and subject. Knight avoids doing this and offers readers an intelligent collection of beautifully crafted poems. This book will speak to angst ridden, misunderstood teens and those adults who cringe at the memory of what it was like to be that age and in that mindset. Category: 14+ Secondary/Adult. Rating: ***** (Unmissable). ...., Young Picador, 84pp; Poetry, D7.99 pbk. Ages 14 to adult.Enid Stephenson (Carousel 27, Summer 2004)
Stephen Knight has produced in this, his first collection for teenagers, a wonderfully fantastical world where cars are buried in sand; sleepwalkers dance; astronauts complain and trousers sing. Care has been taken to produce a book that looks cool, where the poems sit well on the page - the whole book just asks to be read. Category: Poetry. Picador, D7.99. Subjects:
- Children's poetry, English.
| Language | Call Number | LCCN | Dewey Decimal | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English (eng) |
821.914 |
0330413554 (pbk) : f7.99 9780330413558 |