Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
by Linda Sue Park
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618234837
- ISBN 13
- 9780618234837
- Seller
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Syracuse, New York, United States
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Synopsis
A 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, and the witty last line winds up each poem with a surprise. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the everyday--of breakfast, thunder and lightning, houseplants, tennis, freshly laundered socks. Carefully crafted and deceptively simple, Linda Sue Park's sijo are a pleasure to read and an irresistible invitation to experiment with an unfamiliar poetic form. Istvan Banyai's irrepressibly giddy and sophisticated illustrations add a one-of-a-kind luster to a book that is truly a gem.
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- Bookseller
- Books End Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 436244
- Title
- Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
- Author
- Linda Sue Park
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0618234837
- ISBN 13
- 9780618234837
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- October 2007
- Pages
- 48
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