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Haiku! Gesundheit : An Illustrated Collection Of Ridiculous Haiku Poetry

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Poetry CAN be fun!
Zero Stars in the sky for this one...
Ridiculous Is Right

Haiku! Gesundheit : An Illustrated Collection Of Ridiculous Haiku Poetry
Ross Venokur
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0689840446

Book Description

Reality time
is not nearly as much fun
as fantasy time.

And it's definitely fantasy time, as pop surrealist Kenny Scharf illustrates Ross Venokur's zesty, zany poems written in the ancient Japanese form of haiku. While keeping to haiku's strict limit of three lines totaling seventeen syllables -- five, then seven, then five -- Venokur and Scharf create an alternate universe in which Rossi the dog-boy barks at the moon, Anne becomes an eggplant, and a vacuum cleaner turns on its owner.

Welcome to the world of Haiku! Gesundheit.

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Poetry CAN be fun!.......2006-04-20

Whether or not this is a collection of great poetry is not the question. The questions is: will a bunch of kids like these haikus? And the answer is, yes! This book shows kids that poetry isn't just a bunch of flowery language describing a blade of grass. Poetry can be fun. This book also shows kids that they can write their own poetry and it doesn't have to be serious. Kids aren't serious, they're kids! They like to play and joke around. Their poetry should reflect that.

This book is a great way to open the door of poetry to a bunch of kids who might otherwise write it off as "boring".

Zero Stars in the sky for this one..........2001-11-20

What IS this? I looked at this title thinking I could use
it in my classroom. This is a waste of words. Isn't it
something that an author (and a large publisher) would think
that because one can count .... one, two, three, four...
wow..all the way up to SEVENTEEN (syllables)that HAIKU
poetry it makes?? What was everyone thinking.
Pass on this one. A rip off plain and simple.

Ridiculous Is Right.......2001-06-15

With the abundance of fine, original haiku that has been produced in English over the past thirty years, it's sad to see a major publisher like Simon and Schuster launch this unfunny, self-indulgent mess. The imagery is merely gross, the jokes old, the witticisms tired and vacuous, the quality of imagination on a par with the last schoolyard cliche. Venokur's work is neither haiku nor poetry but it does get high aces for achieving a kind of ridiculous waste of paper and ink. The same energy could so easily have gone into a collection of real merit (and of other poets' work), turning kids on to the world around them as only haiku can do. . . but that is another book.

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Kenny Scharf, Pop Surrealist
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Manufacturer: Salvadore Dali Museum
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LPOUGY

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Kenny Scharf: Pop Surrealist

Manufacturer: Salvador Dali Museum
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K2LABQ

Product Description

This publication is the catalog for the exhibition Kenny Scharf: Pop Surrealist, held at the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 3 - September 1, 1997.

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Kenny Bubblegum
Where is the color?
A must have for any fan of Pop Art!

Kenny Scharf
Bill McBride , and Kenny Scharf
Manufacturer: University Galleries of Illinois State University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0945558260
Release Date: 1999-02-02

Book Description

This retrospective catalogue examines how both the techno-pop appeal of Kenny Scharf's work and its playful commentary have established him as an important player in late 20th century art.

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Kenny Bubblegum.......2006-11-10

An interesting collection of texts about Kenny Scharf, but I hoped for more pages and pictures in full color! A tiny issue, but after all good.
No problem! I'll continue to looking for books with AMAZON!

Where is the color?.......2003-03-21

Color is such an important element in Mr. Scharf's work that it's difficult to believe this monograph was published without it. There is not a single color photograph aside from the cover. And the book is so tiny [Dimensions (in inches): 0.26 x 7.85 x 5.28] that color photographs wouldn't do Mr. Scharf's work justice anyway. I recommend that interested parties try to find a copy of one of his out-of-print books at their local library. Mr. Scharf's work is amazing, and well worth viewing in full color, as he intended it to be viewed.

A must have for any fan of Pop Art!.......1999-07-13

The whimsical paintings of Kenny Scharf could never truly be captured on the pages of some book- but this one comes very close! It's the best I've seen in the genre of Pop Art books and has some very interesting interviews with Kenny. But the artwork speaks for itself!

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Kenny Scharf: Pop Surrealism
William Jeffett
Manufacturer: SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OKOAI4

Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf: In Your Face

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Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf: In Your Face
Richard Marshall
Manufacturer: Malca Fine Art
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 096590105X

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Haiku: Gesundheit
Ross Venokur; Illustrated By Kenny Scharf
Manufacturer: SIMON & SCHUSTER
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Japanese & Haiku | Poetry | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000OKJUP2

El Mundo De Kenny Scharf The World of Kenny Scharf

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El Mundo De Kenny Scharf The World of Kenny Scharf

Manufacturer: Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Moterrey
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 9686623361

Product Description

Text in Spanish & English. From a 1996-97 exhibition.

Kenny Scharf Super Pop With Original Drawing

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Kenny Scharf Super Pop With Original Drawing
Kenny Scharf
Manufacturer: Paul Kasmin Gallery
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0975439049

Kenny Scharf: Pop Surrealist (Paintings & Sculpture, May 3, September 1 1997)

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Kenny Scharf: Pop Surrealist (Paintings & Sculpture, May 3, September 1 1997)
William, essay); Scharf, Kenny (Jeffett
Manufacturer: Salvador Dali Museum
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QBBC3C

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