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Reflecting Pool: A Collection of Narrative and Historical Poetry
$75.00
Originally published in 2004, Reflecting Pool: A Collection of Narrative and Historical Poetry sold out. After years of requests, Reflecting Pool is now available in a second edition. This book was written with contest performance in mind. Many of these selections were featured at state and national finals and garnered numerous championships.
Description
“Planting a Tree”
A father teaches his children valuable lessons through gardening rituals.
*State championship and National finalist
“She Was All I Ever Wanted”
A boy’s first love—surprise plot twist at the end—it’s not a girl, it’s his car.
*State championship program 2006
“DiMaggio’s Pitch”
Father and son poem—bittersweet and sentimental
*State championship program 2006
“The Waiting Room”
A woman whose son is hospitalized meets a young girl in the waiting room. Surprising twist at the end. *National and state finalist
“Potholes in the Road”
A young girl bravely faces poverty and social status.
“The Necessity of Funeral Clothes”
Southern tradition of traveling with funeral clothes, just in case.
“Current Events at the Cut and Curl”
A secret pact is made between the women at the local beauty salon.
“Saturday Night at the Fluff and Fold”
Fun poem about a local laundromat
“Promise Me Passion Red”
Mother and daughter poem about Alzheimer’s
“The Smell of Oranges”
Father and son selection about a young man and his father, who works in a produce market. *State and national winner
“I Want to be a Loser”
Humorous poem about dieting
“Online Date”
Blind date between two teachers. Humorous.
“The Wedding”
Humorous tale of a wedding with a surprise ending
*State finalist
“The Bluebonnet Café”
Humorous love story that takes place in a diner.
“The Homecoming Queen”
*National and state championships
“The Great Nylon Wars”
An older woman is the first in line to buy a pair of coveted nylon hosiery during the war, but what she does with them is a surprising plot twist.
“Duck and Cover”
The safety plan for a nuclear incident in schools was to get under the desk now seems absurd.
“The Wall”
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“Dear Barbie c/o Ruth Handler, 1959”
Feminist poem challenges the inventor of Barbie and Mattel Toys about impossible standards and body image for women.
*National and state finalist
“First Date”
A sweet poem about a young girl’s trepidations as she prepares for her first date.
*State finalist program
“Diane Nash—Ticking”
About the Civil Rights Movement
Diane Nash—Big Saturday”
About the Civil Rights Movement
“Curtis Murphy—Before Big Saturday”
About the Civil Rights Movement
“Curtis Murphy—After Big Saturday”
About the Civil Rights Movement
“The Chubby Checker Effect on the American Divorce Rate”
A curious observation about dancing. Could it be true?
“Ed and the Four Lads”
Debut of The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show
“When Dylan Went Electric”
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“Dreams of Elvis”
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“The Event That Revived the Feminist Movement”
About the first girl to wear go-go boots at her school.
“Farrah Hair”
A tribute to the hairstyle made famous by Farrah Fawcett and lots of Aqua Net.
“October 12, 1989, 5:04.2 P.M.”
San Francisco earthquake written by an eyewitness
