Robert Schechter

I enjoyed reading The Red Ear Blows Its Nose by Robert Schechter which I was given as an advanced copy.
This selection of poems is designed for children and there is a cross-section of different themes. I particularly enjoyed "Compared to What." The second verse goes:

And if you were a molecule,
an atom or a proton,
a water drop would be a lake
for you to sail your boat on.

There are plenty more verses in this poem to compare!

Having being struck as a teenager by Physicist Richard Feynman's poem which ends "I, a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe" I guess I was hoping for more poetic scientific insights.
I an sure that the variety of poems inside will inspire more creativity amongst aspiring young poets to have a go and write, illustrate and share their own poems.… (altro)