Paperscape

by Sarah Emtage

Paperscape is a poetry book that's mostly about paper with connected themes of communication, creativity, stories, imagination, wisdom, and friendship. It's rhyming, whimsical, meaningful and heavily illustrated in a colourful and scribblish style. Books and the enjoyment of books feature heavily. There are 65 poems.

Genres: Poetry

83 pages, Paperback

Published January 21, 2018

Reviews

[J. Wootton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truly delightful poesy. Emtage's writing skips along beside you on a fine day, then seizes your hand and spins you into unexpected and profound depth with a last line or a buried-lede midpoint entry. It's enamored of rhyme and wordplay and (in most cases) reads very well aloud. I listed my favorite entries and realized the list of those I wasn't enthusiastic about would be the shorter list by far - rare indeed for a poetry collection. The book itself is gorgeous, too, with full-color doodle illustrations by the author. A little-known gem.

Come in! Come embark!
Something gleams in the dark!

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Words are not merely ink.
There's a crack in the myth...
There's a gleam in your dreams
There is light in the seams of the world.

[Brenton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just really love this collection of rhyming poems and sketches. In the way that Dennis Lee brings something different to Shel Silverstein-type humorous wisdom poems, Sarah Emtage's nonsense poems and sensible rhymes offer a writerly/artistic/bookish-themed reflection of spiritual and artistic life. The best poetry chapbook that I've purchased all year!

[Sarah Emtage · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obviously I'm biased, but I liked it.

[Earth&Silver · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be a fun, playful volume with many flights of fancy, musings about wonder found in everyday objects, and flashes of sudden seriousness to vary the mood.

[Leanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great clever poems by Miss Emtage!

[angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovingly written from the heart. The poem 'A Gift' is beautiful!