Birds on a Wire: A Renga 'round Town

Lewis, J. Patrick: Janeczko, Paul

ISBN 10: 1590783832 / ISBN 13: 9781590783832

Published by Wordsong/Boyd Mills Press, Honesdale, PA, 2008

About this Item

1st edition/1st printing.Signed by J. Patrick Lewis. Dj is wrapped in mylar. A renga is a poem written by two or more poets. One poet writes the first three lines, the second poet writes two more lines and the first poet comes back with another three lines, etc. This particular renga is a portrait of a day in an American village.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Birds on a Wire: A Renga 'round Town
• Publisher: Wordsong/Boyd Mills Press, Honesdale, PA
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590783832
• ISBN 13: 9781590783832
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lippincott, Gary
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • FIRST/FIRST

About this title

Synopsis

Two poetry masters create a slice of American life, in renga form. This portrait of a day in the life of an American village is told in an ancient poetic form known as the renga (meaning "linked verse"), in which one poet writes a verse and another poet responds to that. Then the first poet adds another verse, and so on. Each verse links somehow with the one preceding it but not with the others. This means that each new verse takes the story in a completely different direction as each poet comes up with a clever way to connect the new verse. Birds on a Wire, a Parents' Choice and IRA Teachers' Choice book, is a random romp around town.

About the Authors

J. Patrick Lewis has written many books, and his short stories and poems have been published in magazines, literary journals, and anthologies. He lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Paul B. Janeczko is an author, a teacher, and a poet. Growing up, he didn't much like school, preferring sports. He was a reader, however, thanks to the Hardy boys. He lives in western Maine.

Gary Lippincott has a BFA degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He has received numerous awards for his artwork at science-fiction and fantasy conventions. He lives in Royalston, Massachusetts.

J. Patrick Lewis has written many books, and his short stories and poems have been published in magazines, literary journals, and anthologies. He lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

Paul B. Janeczko is an author, a teacher, and a poet. Growing up, he didn't much like school, preferring sports. He was a reader, however, thanks to the Hardy boys. He lives in western Maine.

Gary Lippincott has a BFA degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He has received numerous awards for his artwork at science-fiction and fantasy conventions. He lives in Royalston, Massachusetts.