IN JUST-SPRING

by E.E. Cummings ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 2, 1988

In addition to the title poem, Goennel has illustrated the oft-anthologized ""hist whist/little ghostthings/tip-toe/twinkle-toe. . ."" and, returning to the springtime mood of the first piece, ""Tumbling-hair/picker of buttercups/violets. . ."" in the boldly designed style and rich, sophisticated pallet she used so effectively in When I Grow Up. . . and Seasons. But while visually stimulating and decorative, her large areas of solid color are at odds with Cummings' evocative, evanescent verse: the ""little lame balloon-man"" stands solidly on both feet, the ""scuttling"" mice don't ""hidehidehide"" but freeze on a blank green page. Unlike Ray's delicate, glowing illustrations for Cummings' Little Tree (1987), these confine the imagination instead of giving it wing.

Pub Date: May 2, 1988

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 15, 1988

Categories: POETRY