The next thing I love about this book is the stunning artwork by Mehrdokht Amini. The front cover, the back cover, and every illustration in between will inspire you and move you to action to make our world a better place for everyone.
The third thing I love are the quotes! Every word featured in the dictionary includes a memorable quote. You'll want to copy them all into your writer's notebook so you can savor them often.
The poems are fabulous! Curious to learn who wrote each poem? Check the table of contents: Irene Latham wrote the poems with red titles, Charles Waters wrote the poems with blue titles, and the poets jointly wrote the poems with purple titles.
Each featured poem has an anecdote about an experience they had related to the specific word. The anecdotes provide another clue to the author of each poem. Irene wrote the ones for her poems, Charles wrote the ones for his poems, and the jointly written poems have jointly written anecdotes.
The poetic form utilized for each poem is listed at the end of the poem. You may be inspired to try out a new form after experiencing the many forms in the book. An alphabetical index of poetic forms is listed on page 116. I tried writing a golden shovel while reading this book during the pandemic. I was inspired by a sentence in Irene's anecdote about the poem "Compassion."
The Try It! is a call to action after each entry in the dictionary. It encourages us to take a small step toward implementation in our individual lives.
I hope this list of things I love has inspired you to check out this inspiring book. Nelson Mandela sums up the message of the book with these words: "It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it." Let's all rise to the task before us.
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