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There are some poems in here that I enjoyed. Admittedly one of them, "Disobedience," is mainly because of its association with Pamela Dean's Secret Country trilogy. But "Politeness" and "Daffydowndillies" are excellent. "Vespers" I have a soft spot for, but mainly because of its association with The Last Hot Time. (Having identified something as the probable source of a reference in something else always gives me a pleased-with-myself feeling.) "The Wrong House" is not without its charms. "The Four Friends" made me smile. But many of the poems here are rather nursery-rhyme-ish. I can't help preferring Dr. Seuss. It doesn't help that the typesetting and general layout arrangement/design could have been better; sometimes it was hard to tell that a poem had ended and the next one had started. That may be a problem unique to this edition, though. I would probably rate this 2.5 if I could, but I can't, so I won't.

2022-11-14 18:40