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The use of these emotions can create an impression the way painting of the same form can use its style to create a single feeling or experience.

When it comes to plot, a verse novel can be organized around a series of impressions that one pieces together to see the whole, moments that center around a theme, or a cause and event plot with focus on emotion.

She lists various points, which I invite you to explore by reading her post, but following are the ones that stood out to me. Sundberg spent some time during her studies at the Vermont College of Fine Art exploring the nuts and bolts of this form. Why would one write a book totally in the form of poetry? When searching for answers, I came across a post on the topic at Ingrid’s Notes. Ms.

When Junice decides to take a bus to Memphis, where she hopes to give her little sister a better life, Damien faces a difficult decision.Īlthough I’ve seen fiction before written entirely in the form of poetry, I hadn’t realized before how popular they are with teens. Nor do his buddies, one of whom he even fights with to defend her honor. Then he meets Junice, whose mom has been thrown into prison for possession of drugs. It’s about Damien, who is expected to attend college, marry the stable Roxanne, and make something of his life. Street Love is a modern Romeo and Juliet story set in Harlem. While I may never become an avid reader of the poetic narrative format, I have gained a better appreciation for it. To my surprise and delight, I mostly understood the situations taking place and the emotions being expressed. It’s called Street Love and is by Walter Dean Myers.

Have you ever read a verse novel? This week I read my first.