Wherever Home Begins

by Paul B. Janeczko

An anthology of poems celebrates the feelings of home and explores such settings as Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam, a post office in Poland, a safe haven in Nicaragua, and a Texas ranch

Genres: Poetry

114 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

About the author

Paul B. Janeczko is a poet and teacher and has edited more than twenty award-winning poetry anthologies for young people, including STONE BENCH IN AN EMPTY PARK, LOOKING FOR YOUR NAME, SEEING THE BLUE BETWEEN, and A POKE IN THE I, which was an American Library Association Notable Book.

Reviews

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Titles of my favorites from the collection:

Where I live by Wesley McNair
Small town at dusk by Jo McDougall
The school by David Huddle
Mississinewa County road by Jared Carter
Child's Grave, Hale County, Alabama by Jim Simmerman
On the North porch by Sheryl L. Nelms
The Amish Bakery by Ronald Wallace
At the Blue Diner by Christine E. Hemp
Eldora in July by Tom Clark
Blues on the ranch by Jack Anderson
On the back porch by Dorianne Laux
In the Garage by Julie Martin
The Closet by Brooke Horvath
Ware's Cove by Gail Mazur
A Grammar of the Sea by Richard Snyder
Filling Station by Elizabeth Bishop
String by Gary Gildner
Home Jonathan Holden
End of the Line by John Taylor