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48 pp.
| Kids Can |
April, 2005 |
TradeISBN 1-55337-425-8$16.95
(4)
YAVisions in Poetry series.
Illustrated by
Murray Kimber.
The romantic anti-hero in Noyes's rhythmic, haunting ballad of doomed love is re-fashioned as a sleek, motorcycle-riding gangster in this modern version of the poem, which the artist sets in art deco-era New York City. Rendered in sepia, gray, and black, the dramatic illustrations create a film noir atmosphere, but ultimately the geometric images feel mismatched to the text.