Bibliography: Janeczko, Paul B. 2004. BLUSHING: EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE IN POEMS AND LETTERS. New York, NY: Orchard Books. ISBN: 9780439530569
Review: Love is the subject of Paul Janeczko's collection titled Blushing. In Blushing, a myriad of thoughts and feelings are expressed on the subject of love in four sections by some of the world's most beloved poets including William Butler Yeats, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, and Emily Dickinson. New love, first love, and love at first sight are expressed in “The Beginning of Love”. In “ In Love” poets express their passion and devotion as their relationship matures. “Alone in Love” features poems regarding unrequited love and the loneliness that occurs when lovers are separated. The “End of Love” details the the saddest and most terrible feelings associated with the dissolving of the most special connection two people can share and “Remembering Love” recalls the feelings of love lost and calls to mind the desires and passion that two people share over a lifetime.
Excerpt: “The End of Love”
The end of love should be a big event.
It should involve the hiring of a hall.
Why the hell not? It happens to us all.
Why should it pass without acknowledgment?
Suits should be dry-cleaned, invitations sent.
Whatever form it takes- a tiff, a brawl-
The end of love should be a big event.
It should involve the hiring of a hall.
Better than the unquestioning descent
Into the trap of silence, than the crawl
From visible to hidden, door to wall.
Get the announcement made, the money spent.
The end of love should be a big event.
It should involve the hiring of a hall.
Introducing the Poem: Definitely intended for an older audience, high school and beyond, Paul Janeczko's collection features poems regarding the topic for which poetry was created. Blushing features the most heartfelt poems and acts like sweet nectar for the soul. These ethereal and timeless poems have the power to awake the fire in the coldest heart, elicit passion in a wanting vessel, assuage the pain of a crushing break-up, and soothe one's aching memory of lost love. This collection would be best introduced by having students try their hand at poetry by recalling their own thoughts and feeling about love whether that feeling be anger, joy, or pain.
Review: Love is the subject of Paul Janeczko's collection titled Blushing. In Blushing, a myriad of thoughts and feelings are expressed on the subject of love in four sections by some of the world's most beloved poets including William Butler Yeats, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, and Emily Dickinson. New love, first love, and love at first sight are expressed in “The Beginning of Love”. In “ In Love” poets express their passion and devotion as their relationship matures. “Alone in Love” features poems regarding unrequited love and the loneliness that occurs when lovers are separated. The “End of Love” details the the saddest and most terrible feelings associated with the dissolving of the most special connection two people can share and “Remembering Love” recalls the feelings of love lost and calls to mind the desires and passion that two people share over a lifetime.
Excerpt: “The End of Love”
The end of love should be a big event.
It should involve the hiring of a hall.
Why the hell not? It happens to us all.
Why should it pass without acknowledgment?
Suits should be dry-cleaned, invitations sent.
Whatever form it takes- a tiff, a brawl-
The end of love should be a big event.
It should involve the hiring of a hall.
Better than the unquestioning descent
Into the trap of silence, than the crawl
From visible to hidden, door to wall.
Get the announcement made, the money spent.
The end of love should be a big event.
It should involve the hiring of a hall.
Introducing the Poem: Definitely intended for an older audience, high school and beyond, Paul Janeczko's collection features poems regarding the topic for which poetry was created. Blushing features the most heartfelt poems and acts like sweet nectar for the soul. These ethereal and timeless poems have the power to awake the fire in the coldest heart, elicit passion in a wanting vessel, assuage the pain of a crushing break-up, and soothe one's aching memory of lost love. This collection would be best introduced by having students try their hand at poetry by recalling their own thoughts and feeling about love whether that feeling be anger, joy, or pain.
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