Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems, (Hardcover)

from mpotts1

There are many reasons I like this collection of poems. To start, the writing is incredible and set up like no other collection I have ever read before. On one side there would be a poem about a fairy tale. Then right next to it would be the same words but written from a reverse perspective. The ...

from jmitra1

Although one of the collections I've placed this book in was "traditional fantasy", this book is nothing but traditional! It takes a very conceptual take on picture books in an almost post-modern way. This book really puts a spin on storytelling, and looks great while doing it.

from Khammersla

I loved the poetry book Mirror Mirror. I have always enjoyed fairytales since I was little and up until now. This book was pure genius and it gave such a fun spin onto all the different fairytales. The way the book was written was my favorite part about the book. On one side there would be a poem...

from CarrieHardesty

Mirror Mirror is an extremely interesting and fun collection of poems! I like this book for two reasons. First, I really enjoy the style of the poems. Written in "reverso" style, each poem is written in its entirety, then flipped and written word for word in reverse. The poems are written in such...

from kharri34

There are several reasons that I liked this book. First, I liked the author's use of reversible poetry in which each poem can be read backwards for another piece of poetry. For example, the poem "In the Hood," can be read in Little Red Riding Hood's perspective first. But, when it is read backwar...