No other form of art can capture the range and diversity of human experience in the way that a poem can. In these pages, you will find poems about an itch, an afternoon of play, the joys of surfing the Internet, the fear of an injection, going on a picnic, buses, holidays, racial discrimination, frogs, rats and lizards and almost anything you can think of … This lively and inspiring collection of poems for children is an introduction to the variety and sheer joy of poetry.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Melanie Silgardo
Melanie Silgardo was one of the founder members of the poetry publishing house Newground, Bombay. She has worked in publishing for many years, and has published two books of poetry.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vaasanthi
Vaasanthi was educated at Mysore University and also attended summer school in Oslo. Her writing reflects a concern for human rights, gender issues and communal harmony. Among her better known works is Mounappuyal, translated into English as The Silent Storm, which was awarded the Punjab Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991. She was the editor of India Today’s Tamil edition for nine years, and is presently a consultant with the magazine. She lives and works as a freelance journalist and writer in Bangalore.
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