Naomi Shihab Nye
Hardcover | Pages: 176 pages Rating: 3.88 | 503 Users | 112 Reviews
Details Appertaining To Books Honeybee: Poems Short Prose
| Title | : | Honeybee: Poems Short Prose |
| Author | : | Naomi Shihab Nye |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 176 pages |
| Published | : | February 26th 2008 by Greenwillow Books |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Young Adult. Cultural. Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Short Stories. Fiction |
Explanation Supposing Books Honeybee: Poems Short Prose
Honey. Beeswax. Pollinate. Hive. Colony. Work. Dance. Communicate. Industrious. Buzz. Sting. Cooperate.Where would we be without them? Where would we be without one another?
In eighty-two poems and paragraphs, Naomi Shihab Nye alights on the essentials of our time—our loved ones, our dense air, our wars, our memories, our planet—and leaves us feeling curiously sweeter and profoundly soothed.
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| Original Title: | Honeybee |
| ISBN: | 0060853905 (ISBN13: 9780060853907) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Arab American Book Award for Children's/Young Adult (2009), Cybils Award for Poetry (2008) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Honeybee: Poems Short Prose
Ratings: 3.88 From 503 Users | 112 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books Honeybee: Poems Short Prose
It is so weird to feel (almost) nostalgic reading protest poems about the Bush administration.*3.5 stars*I made my way through this book slowly over the course of few months, picking it up as the mood struck me. I loved Nye's use of honeybees throughout her writings, both in literal and metaphorical senses. I particularly enjoyed the final essay, "Gate A-4" and the sense of global unity and togetherness it captured.
Nye, using honeybees and their language as inspiration, writes many beautiful poems about the delights and sorrows of everyday life. Experimenting with both verse poetry and paragraph poetry, she succeeds in demonstrating just whats so special about living, and whats so special about her culture and her hometown and her family. Her poetry is certainly more serious in nature, and would be best for the introspective youth, perhaps interested in writing their own poetry. This anthology is perfect
2.5 starsIn her moments of brilliance, the poems shine. Some are short and seem to capture the meaning of life in a few lines. Some are longer and surprise you with a gem nestled among the words. She has a sly wit and a beautiful appreciation for the world around her, but sometimes this is overtaken by the message, (either about the environment or the violence in the Middle East and how the U.S. Is wrongwrongwrong), and these are beset with a smug tone, and my attention involuntarily wandered
I didn't think it would be political, hence the not-5 rating. But overall it has great insights, as always expected from Nye.
This book is beautifully written. Poems and a short story, mini-musings, alternatively. You will smile, you will cry and you will think. The author has deep insight into the significance of the ordinary everyday events happening around us and is able to use language in a beautiful way to help make sense of these events. Watch us humans as we enter our rooms,remove our shoes and watches, and stretch out on the bed with a single good book. It's the honey of the mind time. Light shines through our
This woman can write! I mean, she can really, really write. Her essay about accidentally entering a home which she thought was a museum, was incredible. So, why the three stars? Her politics were a little too in-your-face for me. I know that we all have different opinions, different viewpoints. I have no problem with that. What a dull, small world we would live in if that we didn't. I have many friends with extremely different viewpoints from my own. No problem there either. It's just that I got
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