Candy Corn: Poems

Not the most *L*iterary poems out there, but they're aimed at kids, so that's good. Not so much about metaphor, allusion, not even a lot of alliteration, word-play, or rhymes... but rather bright evocative slices of life. Illustrations and design are integral.

Coming or Going

The screen door screeches.
The screen door slams.
Coming or going,
Going or coming,
The sounds are the same.

But what a difference
It makes to me --
Your going away,
Your coming home.

I expected much different from a book of poems. Not all poems must be deep but I read poetry to read and see my life and deeper meanings that touch my heart. The poems in this book were more of realistic events in daily life and unexpectedly did not talk much of candy corn or Halloween like I predicted it would. The poem Dawn talked about the blue skies after the black nights and symbolized the good times within bad. My favorite poem from this book was:

Coming or Going:
The screen door screeches.
The screen door slams.
Coming or going,
Going or coming,
The sounds are the same.

But what a difference
It makes to me-
Your going away,
Your coming home.

This poem exhibited parts of my past of my dad closing the screen door after court-ordered visits show more and gave this imagery to me, It also made me relay imagery to the future of my future husband leaving for work or coming home. show less

Candy Corn is a fun little book of random poems. There is everything from Halloween, dumpsters, and even the seasons. I enjoyed this book because every poem was unique and had creative illustrations to go with them.

This book contains a variety of styles of poems. I really liked "June", "Coming or Going", and " Stone Wall". These three stuck out to me, with beautiful meanings. I love that this poetry book has a different topic for each poem. That definitely kept me wanting to read more, and I know it would do the same for children. Some are silly, some are just plain heart-warming. I really loved this collection and would love to add it to my library.

I loved this book because it brought out the fact that there are beautiful, poetic moments in everyday life. I think this would be a wonderful book to use in an exercise to make students look at the world around them to find subjects about which to write.

Has anyone ever wondered how language can be used and interpreted differently? In "Candy Corn," one can understand that sounds are what make up language. People will also get the message of how beautiful the world that they live in is. It makes one feel appreciation for the world, and recognize how it has changed over time just like we do. Another thing that was incorporated into this book of poems was how there are plenty of moving moments in our daily lives. Sometimes we are so blind and forget that the small things in life are what makes us the most happy and touched. Colors are also important to us because they say so much! Colors can affect words and their meanings when one is viewing the illustrations and reading the text. Poetry show more is here to help us feel and see what is not "normally" seen. James Stevenson does an excellent job of making his readers feel things that we overlook on a daily basis. show less

Candy Corn poems by James Stevenson. The twenty- four poems seem to tell he story of what a young person sees and thinks about the things all around the town. A few of the poems rhyme, but most do not. The poems tell what the young person sees, feels, and imagines about the things he or she cannot touch or understand. The poems and illustrations reveal it is fall. The young person encounters breezes, halloween night, candy corn, school buses and much more. The poem I enjoyed the most was Winsor and Newton where the names of paints become people and things.