ISBN: 9781472963505 出版年:2019 页码:143 Matt Abbott Bloomsbury Publishing
With surprising honesty and words that resonate long after reading, A Hurricane in My Head tackles the themes of friendship, bullying, technology and the liteenager. These poems say the things we can't always pthey may make you laugh, they may make you cry, but they will most definitely make you reminisce, escape, discover...This is a truly stunning collection from Matt Abbott, nationally acclaimed writer and performer, with poems that will make you want to become a poet and put your own words to paperperplexity of any careers advisor!
What do you do when your phone dies? Poet Matt Abbott has a suggestion, at least for your young teen. And itâs radically counter-cultural. Abbott is a poet and educator who lives in Yorkshire in the U.K. He loves poetry; he began writing it when he was 17. He wants everyone, of all ages, to love poetry, âespecially those who consider it a dull and irrelevant artform.â Heâs published a collection for adults, âTwo Little Ducks (And Selected Poems 2015-2018)â, based on a highly successful one-man show. Now heâs published a poetry collection for children. âA Hurricane in My Head: Poems for When Your Phone Diesâ is aimed at children in the middle grades, but the fact is that itâs great fun for children of all ages, including grandfathers. What he captures is the humor, terror, and pain of being a young teen, and he makes those feelings understandable through the medium of poetry. It might be the terrors of a âfirst date,â which he describes in two poems, âOutside the Cinemaâ (#1 and #2). It might be the churning stomach that comes from your first day at the âBig School,â or the fear of participating in a sports event (âSports Day Chillsâ). But what do you do when you face that most-angst ridden experience of contemporary life (and not just for teens)? The Spine-Tingling Horror of 0% No power, no socket, no charger or cable. Just a sad-looking phone Lying blank on the table. No voltage, and no more vibrations, No more emojis, no notifications. Iâve tried it and tried it, but the battery is flat. It might world for ten seconds, but itâs gone after that. If I could just share that photo or finish that text, Iâm certain my mind wouldnât be quite as vexed. I charged it for hours: all green in its glory. But I just canât resist all those video stories. So, I try to forget it, and I go meet my friends. No need to show off and no need to pretend. I donât know how Iâll manage, but Iâll give it a shot. Unbridled imagination is the only thing Iâve got. He writes about pulling a sickie (aka faking an illness to avoid school), what do you do when you discover your teacher is a real person, falling in love in math class, the dread of the birthday invitation, the horror of realizing you will become an official teenager, and more. The poems are funny, theyâre recognizable, and they make us older children squirm and smile in memory (âI have to change clothes in gym class? Are you kidding me?â) Abbott has done poetry and performance tours, appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, created a spoken word record label Nymphs & Thugs, and serves as an ambassador for Trinity Homeless Projects and Eureka! The National Childrenâs Museum. And he has a band, Skint & Demoralised. âA Hurricane in My Headâ knows its audience, those 11- to 13-year-olds who are staring the terrors and drama of the teen years in the face. It also knows its other audience, the rest of us whoâve been there and survived, although we didnât think we would. We can read it and smile. Now, if not then.
What do you do when your phone dies? Poet Matt Abbott has a suggestion, at least for your young teen. And it’s radically counter-cultural. Abbott is a poet and educator who lives in Yorkshire in the U.K. He loves poetry; he began writing it when he was 17. He wants everyone, of all ages, to love poetry, “especially those who consider it a dull and irrelevant artform.” He’s published a collection for adults, “Two Little Ducks (And Selected Poems 2015-2018)”, based on a highly successful one-man show. Now he’s published a poetry collection for children. “A Hurricane in My Head: Poems for When Your Phone Dies” is aimed at children in the middle grades, but the fact is that it’s great fun for children of all ages, including grandfathers. What he captures is the humor, terror, and pain of being a young teen, and he makes those feelings understandable through the medium of poetry. It might be the terrors of a “first date,” which he describes in two poems, “Outside the Cinema” (#1 and #2). It might be the churning stomach that comes from your first day at the “Big School,” or the fear of participating in a sports event (“Sports Day Chills”). But what do you do when you face that most-angst ridden experience of contemporary life (and not just for teens)? The Spine-Tingling Horror of 0% No power, no socket, no charger or cable. Just a sad-looking phone Lying blank on the table. No voltage, and no more vibrations, No more emojis, no notifications. I’ve tried it and tried it, but the battery is flat. It might world for ten seconds, but it’s gone after that. If I could just share that photo or finish that text, I’m certain my mind wouldn’t be quite as vexed. I charged it for hours: all green in its glory. But I just can’t resist all those video stories. So, I try to forget it, and I go meet my friends. No need to show off and no need to pretend. I don’t know how I’ll manage, but I’ll give it a shot. Unbridled imagination is the only thing I’ve got. He writes about pulling a sickie (aka faking an illness to avoid school), what do you do when you discover your teacher is a real person, falling in love in math class, the dread of the birthday invitation, the horror of realizing you will become an official teenager, and more. The poems are funny, they’re recognizable, and they make us older children squirm and smile in memory (“I have to change clothes in gym class? Are you kidding me?”) Abbott has done poetry and performance tours, appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, created a spoken word record label Nymphs & Thugs, and serves as an ambassador for Trinity Homeless Projects and Eureka! The National Children’s Museum. And he has a band, Skint & Demoralised. “A Hurricane in My Head” knows its audience, those 11- to 13-year-olds who are staring the terrors and drama of the teen years in the face. It also knows its other audience, the rest of us who’ve been there and survived, although we didn’t think we would. We can read it and smile. Now, if not then.
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