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Should You Be a River: A Poem about Love

Ed Young, illustrated by Ed Young

The poem considers different ways of saying "I love you" through imaginative comparisons, including a speaker who would race down rapids if the beloved were a river. Its verse is paired with illustrations that use cut paper, collage, photographs, and calligraphy. River imagery and mixed visual forms shape its expression of love. The artwork combines paper, photographs, and lettering with the poem's water-based image.

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Themes
Art And Creativity · Love · Nature · Poetry
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-13
9780316230896
Language
English
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