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LITERATURE

Park, Linda Sue

Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)

40 pp. | Clarion | October, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-618-23483-7 $16.00

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Istvan Banyai. Park presents twenty-seven sijo (traditional humorous and/or ironic three-line Korean poetry) about seasons, home, and school. Her poems go beyond culture and personal sensibility and strike at common human experience. Banyai's illustrations enhance the collection with an extra element of wit and imaginative freedom; he staves off sentiment with retro-style cartoons, carefree lines, and playful interpretations of the verbal text.

Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2007