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Ghigna, Charles , Ghigna, Charles

A Fury of Motion: Poems for Boys

54 pp. | Boyds/Wordsong | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 1-59078-066-3 $$16.95 | Paper ISBN 1-59078-188-0 $$6.95
(4) YA Although this book's initial focus on sports (e.g., baseball, football, boxing) may appeal primarily to boys, many of the later poems concern topics that will speak to both sexes (e.g., families, nature, personal identity). Mostly written in free verse, the poems occasionally offer memorable lines and images, but too many rely on mundane puns or clichés ("One teacher says that pie is round, / The other--pie are square!").
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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