Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems -- a collection of light, humorous poems about life

Contributed by Ms. Burleson, teacher-librarian -- Spring 2017

Have you had a "bad hair day"? Are you "allergic to time"? Do you think that adults are "A+ at talking and D- at listening?"

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’ll enjoy this collection of poetry.  These quotations represent actual titles of poems in this anthology, all of which explore relatable and annoying experiences to which most people can relate.  

However, instead of tackling these topics negatively, they poems use humor.  You’re meant to laugh – not cry or rant.

Moreover, the poems are highly visual pieces as “concrete” poems  -- poems that organize words into shapes that complement their content, like the unruly-looking lines in the poem "Bad Hair Day."

I highly recommend Blue Lipstick for students who appreciate the lighter side of life, literature, and who will appreciate a temporary escape from the serious side of life.