Steady Hands: Poems About Work
by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
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Author: Tracie Vaughn ZimmerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-02-16
ISBN: 0618903518
Number of pages: 48
Publisher: Clarion Books
Book Reviews of Steady Hands: Poems About Work
Book Review: Many of these poems are quite quirky, original and downright ZANY!
Summary: 5 Stars
What kind of hands do you have? Perhaps you have been thinking about what your hands will be doing when they grow up. Hands are meant to do many special things and yours are no different. Are they steady enough to be a surgeon or creative enough to be an artist or filmmaker? Maybe they are destined to join a trade and aid an electrician or a welder. Wherever your ambition takes you in life, your hands will be ready to serve you. In this book, one that wishes you a good "morning" as it opens and a good "night" when it closes, its free verse will help you think about what you'll want to do.
Jobs and professions to think about include a fisherman, a baker, a flower market owner, a tow truck driver, a sheriff's deputy, an electrician, a welder, an organizer, a writer, an artist, a cafeteria cook, an exterminator, a retail clerk, a personnel administrator, a lifeguard, a teacher, a surgeon, a grocery store clerk, a librarian, a ballet instructor, a flight attendant, a dog walker, a park ranger, a bank teller, an administrative assistant, a florist, a mail carrier, an entrepreneur, a filmmaker, a waiter, a janitor, a babysitter, a programmer and a camp counselor. There are a lot of things to think about and you may have chosen one on this list or are considering something altogether different. Time and your talented hands will tell!
DOG WALKER
They say
the neighborhood dog walker
suffered a nervous breakdown,
walked away from a partnership
in a law firm downtown.
Truth was:
The predictable company of dogs
with their soulful eyes
and eager affection
didn't' give him nightmares
or cold sweats
the way standing before
a glowering judge and jury did.
Besides,
a dog's mess
can be cleaned up.
This book dribbles a dose of reality within its pages. Many of these poems are quite quirky, original and downright ZANY! I loved the one about "Bug-Bee-Gone's owner [who] hit the Powerball," retired and when the new owner took over he was nicknamed "Roach" by his pals at the bowling alley. The "mixed media" art work will appeal to some people, but not all. If you want to check out a possible occupation or take a humorous look at some of others check out this book!
Summary of Steady Hands: Poems About Work
In this collection of free-verse poems, inspired by Walt Whitman's I Hear America Singing, Tracie Vaughn Zimmer celebrates workers and the doing of work. The poems are short and direct, with strong, fresh images, and readers can easily imagine themselves in the roles she portrays: welder, librarian, surgeon, retail clerk, camp counselor. The illustrations are as original as the text---amazing multilayered collages made of paper, found objects, ephemera, photographs, dried flowers, and archival images. Steady Hands is sure to inspire discussion, creative writing, art projects, and new answers to the old question: What do you want to do when you grow up?
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