A humorous book that captures the antics of cats via haiku. A perfect gift for any cat lover.
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About the Author
Joseph Gustafson is a widely-published poet. His credits include The New York Quarterly, Yankee, Japanophile, Skylark, Frogpond, The New Renaissance, Modern Haiku, and many other magazines.
He is the author of six books. His latest is Gettysburg Voices (Civil War Poems).
He teaches in the summer program at the State of Maine Writers' Conference, Ocean Park, Maine.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining and Creative,
By A Customer
This review is from: Catnips: A Book of Haiku on Cats (Paperback)
As a Massachusetts teacher, I found thisbook excellent in introducing students to the creative process. Unlike most poetry it's non-intimidating and an inspiration for students to explore their own creativity and love of animals. Best part, though, is the humor. Kids actually enjoy the poetry. Not many poetry books can claim that. Recommend it to other teachers starting creative writing.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Catnips is a wonderful book for cat lovers.,
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This review is from: Catnips: A Book of Haiku on Cats (Paperback)
Joseph Gustafson truely captures the essence of the feline world in this book. He is indeed a cat lover, and portrays, through haiku poetry, moments of wonder, surprise and fun that cat lovers worldwide understand and appreciate. I particularly liked the haiku form. It is clean and precise. Those of you unfamilar with poetry will not, perhaps, even recognize this as poetry. In any event, Mr. Gustafson does wonderful work. I recommend this book for all cat lovers. The price is right, also making it a great gift.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Quaint and sparse,
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This review is from: Catnips: A Book of Haiku on Cats (Paperback)
I liked a few of the poems, but they don't quite capture the "essence" of cats for me. The haikus lack the discipline of followng the 5-7-5 syllables format. The illustrations are nice.
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Inside This Book
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First Sentence:
The flight of the bee straight into the clear marble: behold, a cat's eye. Read the first page New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The flight of the bee straight into the clear marble: behold, a cat's eye. Read the first page New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Fathers Who Won't Die by Joseph Gustafson in Back Matter
- Homosapien USA by Joseph Gustafson in Back Matter
- October Sun: A Year of Haiku by Joseph Gustafson on page 3
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