Overview
Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes heās out of a job. He spots a āHelp Wantedā sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate ā heās always been curious about how poems are made.
The foreman explains that machines and assembly lines are used for poetry these days. So Kilmer learns how to operate the āmeter meterā and empty the āclichĆ© bins.ā He assembles a poem by picking out a rhyme scheme, sprinkling in some similes and adding alliteration.
But one day the machines malfunction, and there is a dramatic explosion at the poem factory. How will poetry ever survive?
Kyle Lukoffās funny story, rich in wordplay, is complemented by Mark Hoffmannās lively, quirky art. The backmatter includes definitions of poetic feet, types of poems (with illustrated examples) and a glossary of other terms. An authorās note explains the inspiration for the story.
This book title, Explosion at the Poem Factory, ISBN: 9781773061320, by Kyle Lukoff, Mark Hoffmann, published by Groundwood Books (April 7, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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