APRIL 2009
I Just Hope It's Lethal:
Poems of Sadness, Madness, & Joy
collected by Liz Rosenberg and Deen November
This is an awesome collection of classic poems from various poets over the last two centuries.
Broken up into 5 sections, it's a great book for a poetry lover or someone who just wants to read
all the best stuff out there. The book goes through moodiness, wild love, despair and longing, but manages
to find all kinds of reasons to sing for joy at the same time. It reminds us that Erica Jong was right:
"The reward of poetry is to be torn to bits, but all the bits still sing." Buy it for someone you love
this National Poetry Month! Or check it out at the DeWitt Community Library, in the Teen Zone.