A long time ago, he-as publisher at Chameleon Press-published an earlier volume of Kavita Jindal’s poetry, Raincheck Renewed. Peter Gordon is editor of the Asian Review of Books. That kind of Wednesday morning on the tube when I’m sinking into stupor after daredevil antics and death-chases in my dreams burnt out at dawn Who knows where (or why) people read poetry, but if something both trenchant and calming were needed to occupy those minutes of the morning commute: One can make an argument that poetry is better consumed in doses smaller than the 80-100 or more pages of most collections. Like trains to London are thrown by leaves on the line I too am derailed by minute distractions Like the kurinji flower of the Nilgiri hills I blossom once every twelve years… The voice throughout, whether introspective, scolding, ironic or open, is always-almost always-immediate, as if someone you know were urging you to listen. This book title, Patina, ISBN: 9781481450188, by Jason Reynolds, published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books (August 29, 2017) is available in hardcover. Like a betel nut in a betel leaf sugared it tucked it under a stoneĪ metaphor that will resonate across a wide swathe of tropical and semi-tropical Asia. Jindal is of South Asian extraction and had a stint in Hong Kong Asia-its places, its objects, its sensations-seems never far away from her work. You’ll have to secure a copy of the book to read the rest. The long brown train awaited the flutter of the guard’s green flag as with slick-wet hair, from the window I stared at a shadow I thought was there. A story about growing up in Brooklyn, this novel chronicles 16-year-old Ali’s friendship with next-door brothers Needles and Noodles, as the three prepare for the party of a lifetime. While continuing with with descriptive vignettes dripping (perhaps literally in this case) with atmosphere:Ībandoned on the platform were black trunks and tan suitcases forsaken to their drenching while the porters huddled under the whipped red awning. This book is about a girl struggling with a. But things go wrong when Patty and one of her teammates get into a fight and almost gets kicked off the team. In the book, she hopes she will make up for her loss when her coach chooses her and three other girls for a relay race.

The day the gutters overflowed I left Kotapuram Port Patina, or Patty, is the main character in Patina, by Jason Reynolds. Other selections launch off into narrative with ledes that would make a journalist proud: Jindal’s poetry can be direct and pointed, messages punctuated by rhythm, repetition and the occasional rhyme:ĭon’t pry don’t ask to whom I pray if it changes from day to day, if the entity is male or female if I fast and for whom don’t ask, don’t ask. Patina, Kavita A Jindal (the wind in the trees, April 2019)īut it’s what inside that counts and so it doesn’t really what matter how Kavita Jindal’s latest title Patina, a collection of some two and a half-dozen poems, is labeled.

You’d think poets, being poets, could come up with a better word for what is a shorter-than-normal collection, as prose people did with “novella”. Implement this exciting, engaging lesson today!įor similar lesson click HERE for Kwame Alexander's 'Booked', or HERE for 'Patina'įor additional products click HERE for my store.I’ve always found the term “chapbook” off-putting. Chapters 4-6 Chapter Summaries & Analyses Chapter 4 Summary: To Do: Get Over It (I Mean the Whole Second Place Thing) At the first track practice after the disappointing meet, the Defender’s team captain, Aaron, confronts Patty. Blast to the past to see Bobby Brown sing about his prerogative. Scavenger hunt on 90's popular culture.Students will look at how language can be an artform, and get a glimpse into African American culture, clashing with African American youth culture. The lesson provides 20-colorful-engaging slides rich with Reynold's imagery and culture. Patina, by Jason Reynolds reading comprehension questions, is a digital Language Arts lesson.

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