Matt Schatz’s debut collection of poems is more than a worthwhile read: it’s the kind of collection that you will want to re-read, read aloud to your spouse, and then re-read again. The poems are incredibly clever, with delightful, surprising rhymes and winking jokes that had us laughing out loud. It’s all great fun. But the poems also resonate on another level. Layered between the rhymes and jokes are poignant insights about parenthood, a life in the arts, geographical dislocation, Jewish identity, and so much more. The poems add up to something more than the sum of their parts: a nuanced, funny, sharply observed and deeply felt attempt to make sense of the world around us—all with the lightest touch and most charming rhymes imaginable.
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I absolutely adore this collection of poems! Matt Schatz has that awesome ability to make you feel like you're sharing an inside joke or reference with him. His poems are so relatable and run the gamut from introspective to parenting to food to famous figures to "Love Is Blind." But he presents these thoughts or ideas in clever, insightful or funny ways (and his word play, as the other reviewers have said, is such a treat!). If you get this book, try reading the poems out loud to someone. It's fun--and you can enjoy sharing the laugh or thoughtful sigh too!What I also love is that my kids get to experience a different kind of poetry in this book. The poems are short, accessible and convey ideas and use stylistic choices that are interesting for them too--and lead to conversations. My son was reading a few out loud the other day and said, "Hey, this title says it's a Haiku. No, the TITLE is a Haiku." And he counted out the syllables as he read the title: "The Upper West Side/First Date, 1962/This is a Haiku." Then he read the Haiku poem to me and I laughed out loud. :)
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I absolutely adore this collection of poems! Matt Schatz has that awesome ability to make you feel like you're sharing an inside joke or reference with him. His poems are so relatable and run the gamut from introspective to parenting to food to famous figures to "Love Is Blind." But he presents these thoughts or ideas in clever, insightful or funny ways (and his word play, as the other reviewers have said, is such a treat!). If you get this book, try reading the poems out loud to someone. It's fun--and you can enjoy sharing the laugh or thoughtful sigh too!
What I also love is that my kids get to experience a different kind of poetry in this book. The poems are short, accessible and convey ideas and use stylistic choices that are interesting for them too--and lead to conversations. My son was reading a few out loud the other day and said, "Hey, this title says it's a Haiku. No, the TITLE is a Haiku." And he counted out the syllables as he read the title: "The Upper West Side/First Date, 1962/This is a Haiku." Then he read the Haiku poem to me and I laughed out loud. :)
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