Octopus

by Scholastic Inc.

As apt to channel the confessionalism of Anne Sexton as the red-in-tooth-and-claw nature poetry of Ted Hughes, Patrick Warner's voice ranges freely from the colloquial to the baroque. By harboring and honoring such fraught tensions, Warner has built a taut and original body of work. In Octopus we have him at his best.

Genres: Poetry

Paperback

About the author

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Reviews

[Olive Fellows (abookolive) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a poetry neophyte
but I must say
I came for the cover,
stayed for the wordplay.

[Linny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully unique voice and imagery. Was pleasantly surprised by this on-a-whim pick from my library's inventory.

An excerpt from "Abandonment"

We learned togetherness was hunger
that fed on little pat-a-cakes of wonder
that popped up overnight, on either
side of the grassy path, like mushrooms.