My Letter to the World and Other Poems
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2008
- Category
- General, Literary
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 14
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 9
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554533398
- Publish Date
- Sep 2008
- List Price
- $9.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554531035
- Publish Date
- Sep 2008
- List Price
- $18.95
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Description
Visions in Poetry is an innovative and award-winning series of classic poems reinterpreted for today's readers by outstanding contemporary artists in distinctively beautiful editions.
This is My Letter to the World and Other Poems by Emily Dickinson is brilliantly illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault. The artist's interpretation displays a rich understanding of Dickinson's poetry, which is known for its economy, unexpected imagery and hauntingly personal point of view.
Arsenault has created a subtle meditation on Dickinson's life and its intersection with her verse. In the dream-like illustrations, the poet --- sometimes serene, often sad and always enigmatic --- is an omnipresent figure in her ghostly white dress. Dickinson's “letters,” the words she left to the world, have found their ideal visual complement.
About the authors
Emily Dickinson's profile page
Isabelle Arsenault is a very talented Quebec illustrator who has won an impressive number of awards and has achieved international recognition. She has illustrated Migrant by Maxine Trottier, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a finalist for the Governor General’s Award; Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, winner of the Governor General’s Award; Le coeur de monsieur Gauguin by Marie-Danielle Croteau, winner of the Governor General’s Award; and My Letter to the World and Other Poems by Emily Dickinson, a finalist for the Governor General’s Award. She has also illustrated Once Upon a Northern Night by Jean Pendziwol and Jane, the Fox and Me by Fanny Britt, forthcoming from Groundwood. Isabelle has won the Grand Prix for illustration (Magazines du Québec) for six years running. She lives with her family in Montreal.
Awards
- Winner, Children's Choices, International Reading Association
- Winner, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre
- Short-listed, Governor General's Literary Award, children's illustration, Canada Council for the Arts
Librarian Reviews
My Letter to the World and Other Poems (Visions in Poetry)
Isabelle Arsenault has created a subtle meditation on Emily Dickinson’s life and its intersection with her verse. In the dream-like illustrations, the poet — sometimes serene, often sad and always enigmatic — is an omnipresent figure in her ghostly white dress. Includes biographies of Dickinson and Arsenault.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2009.
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