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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 28, 2007 in Books, Kidlitosphere, Poetry Friday   |

3 Responses to “ Poetry Friday: Dogku ”

  1.   Kelly Fineman Says:
    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.

  2.   TadMack Says:
    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.

  3.   cloudscome Says:
    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.

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