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Black stars in a white night sky / JonArno Lawson ; illustrated by Sherwin Tjia.

by Lawson, JonArno.

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Wordsong, c2008.

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9781590785218 (alk. paper)

1590785215 (alk. paper)

118 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Adventure begins -- Are you worried -- Love -- Golden legs -- Maple leaves that mabel leaves -- Bartleby -- Days have names -- Black stars in a white night sky -- Etobicoke -- Patty Tackett -- Being thoughtless -- Elephant -- Frog on the cob -- Humpty dumpty -- Thomas's promises -- Autumn's shoulder -- Bison in a basin playing a bassoon -- Gluts and scarcities -- You go, Hugo -- I practiced -- I followed your tame movements -- Deer -- It had to be gotten -- Eat a duck -- Water waltz -- I've always liked this planet -- There's a worm -- Hip hop handsome Han -- I don't understand -- Ingomar Baltazar Caiaphas Copps -- In the time that it takes -- First real warmth -- Snake's advice or advice from a snake to a protohuman -- How without arms -- Old man's lie -- Old man Margulis -- Clam -- Port Maitland's geese -- Music lessons at the hamilton armouries -- Winsome Billy Willoughby -- Pembroke -- Skeletax -- Neville -- What's left of me? -- Diving for treasure -- Peppercorn -- Song that turned into a witch -- Hornicle song -- Thirsty kirsten -- Crepe eaters -- Merciful Percival -- Silly sally -- Nothing moves -- Knuckle-nicking buckle -- Tines of a fork -- Bringing baby home -- Sleeping with the baby -- Girl in a rabbit hat -- Poor old Plotz -- Fish -- Try saying this with any name you know, and say it quickly: -- And try to say these over and over quickly: -- Pat a snake -- I had a dream in Pittenweem -- Juliette from Baldicocks -- Schirokauer -- Tsunami -- He laughed with a laugh -- Hummingbird -- Faster and faster and faster she went -- Handsome prince -- Bigger and better -- Fly, lynx -- Tickle tackle Botticelli -- Notes -- Acknowledgements.

Presents a collection of poetry that explores everything from love and conformity to the nature of time, stretching the boundaries of various poetic forms to create verses that are at turns humorous and thought-provoking.

Children's poetry.

Children's poetry, Canadian.

Tjia, Sherwin, 1975-

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