"The excitement of prose poetry is that it transgresses the rules to catch a glimpse of what could be called the true life of the imagination."?Charles Simic"Johnson's clear-eyed explication of our sa
As his English teacher focuses on poetry during the month of October, Benny faces down the smartest girl at school while also navigating his friendships and a difficult family life after his grandfath
Thirteen-year-old John "Houdini" Smith tries to write a book about what is happening in his life--from his parents' worries about money and his brother in Iraq, to his new understanding of people whil
