{"id":474,"date":"2022-09-29T16:31:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2022-09-29T16:43:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:43:45","slug":"everything-is-a-poem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/everything-is-a-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything is a Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cover.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption>Creative Editions-Mankato, MN. USA 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;An engaging collection of greatest hits by the former U.S. Children\u2019s Poet Laureate.<br>In the foreword to his latest collection, the award-winning author of 85 picture books;Harlem Hellfighters&nbsp;and former economics professor admits he discovered poetry only after turning 40 and prides himself on not having a distinctive poetic style or voice. For Lewis, \u201cthe poem is always more important than the poet,\u201d and the varied subjects of these 60-odd poems underscore the sincerity of his belief. Here, with Italian illustrator Pritelli\u2019s arrestingly evocative airbrushed acrylic spreads, Lewis offers light glimpses into the realms of animals, places, people, nature and reading, as well as a delightful mix of riddles and epitaphs. Taking his cue from the likes of Carroll and Lear, Lewis thrills in nonsense, imploring readers, \u201cPlease bury me in the library \/ with a dozen long-stemmed proses,\u201d or neatly summing up on a baseball-glove\u2013shaped tombstone the truncated life of a pitcher: \u201cNo runs, \/ no hits, \/ no heirs.\u201d In more serious moments, Lewis employs his masterful descriptive abilities to capture natural phenomena such as fireflies\u2014\u201cThe speckled air \/ Of summer stars \/ Alive in jars\u201d\u2014while repeatedly making use of his exquisite ear.<br>For beginning readers on up, the points of attachment are many in this hefty volume of mostly light verse&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirkus Reviews<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/\">www.kirkusreviews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From &#8220;Everything is a Poem&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-449 .fg-image {\r\n  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class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/a-weeping-willow-color\/3706924024.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/please-bury-me-in-the-library-color.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"467\" 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class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/slowly-around-the-USA-color\/3355553471.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-names-old-places-color.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"464\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/new-names-old-places-color\/444972036.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/the-trumpeter.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"463\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/the-trumpeter\/24628964.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/the-fist-man-on-the-moon.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"462\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/the-fist-man-on-the-moon\/1302627709.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/the-many-and-the-few.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"461\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/the-many-and-the-few\/853375211.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/baby-contralto.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"460\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/baby-contralto\/866259656.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/what-a-day.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"459\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/what-a-day\/2762274170.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/the-gray-of-day.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"458\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/the-gray-of-day\/3779461426.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/the-first-recorded-6000-year-old-tree-in-america.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"457\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/the-first-recorded-6000-year-old-tree-in-america\/938257672.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/natures-art-gallery.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"456\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/natures-art-gallery\/3020346663.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/orange-johnson.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"455\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/orange-johnson\/2491498607.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/midnight-blue-color.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"454\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/midnight-blue-color\/3793873406.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/fireflies-color.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"453\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/fireflies-color\/879378194.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a-tomcat-is-color.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"452\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/a-tomcat-is-color\/1826677729.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elephant-bill-and-jackrabbit-jack-color.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"451\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/elephant-bill-and-jackrabbit-jack-color\/1852610077.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/are-blue-birds-the-reason-why-houses-have-windows-color.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Everything is a Poem\" data-attachment-id=\"450\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything is a Poem\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2022\/09\/are-blue-birds-the-reason-why-houses-have-windows-color\/3940207033.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Everything is a Poem<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;An engaging collection of greatest hits by the former U.S. Children\u2019s Poet Laureate.In the foreword to his latest collection, the award-winning author of 85 picture books;Harlem Hellfighters&nbsp;and former economics professor admits he discovered poetry only after turning 40 and prides himself on not having a distinctive poetic style or voice. For Lewis, \u201cthe poem is always more important than the poet,\u201d and the varied subjects of these 60-odd poems underscore the sincerity of his belief. Here, with Italian illustrator Pritelli\u2019s arrestingly evocative airbrushed acrylic spreads, Lewis offers light glimpses into the realms of animals, places, people, nature and reading, as\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-474","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":5}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":805,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/474\/revisions\/805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariacristinapritelli.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}