Poetry Friday: Dogku
Have you seen Dogku by Andrew Clements? The cover illustration got me. Tim Bowers has created a lovable homeless dog to go along with Clements story told via haiku. I think it is clear how much I love haiku.
It begins:
There on the back steps,
the eyes of a hungry dog.
Will she shut the dog?
And continues with a story of a homeless dog and a family. Will they adopt or send to the pound?
My favorite page is the one of the dog, ears flapping out the window and the verse:
Nose out the window,
ears flapping, hair pushed straight back.
Adventures in smell.
Finally, Clements writes about the form of haiku at the end in the author’s note. I will use this book with my after-school poetry club. It is delightful and fun.
Others are sharing their poetry picks for the week at AmoXcalli. WE have in-service today. Enjoy the weekend and read.
Happy Reading.
MsMac
September 28th, 2007 at 8:36 am
Sounds great, Jone — a nice companion for Prelustky’s “If Not for the Cat.” Oh, and if you get a chance, check out the Baseball Haiku collection I posted about a few weeks back.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:39 am
I love pet poetry — I was tickled to find a 18th century poet (allegedly insane) writing about his cat, this sounds like a unique dog poem.
September 28th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I have this book on my desk. I am debating whether to hand it to one of our fourth grade teachers doing haiku next week or selfishly hang on to it myself for a few more days. It is adorable and masterful.