BOOKS | Spooning with Mojo
Rabbit House Press, 2024
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Spooning with Mojo
“Bouncy and joyful, these brilliant poems bring music and fun back to language and restore a child’s fantasy to our adult world. Good medicine for our time.”
—Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and Soul Therapy
“This book is a literary and visual fiesta for readers of all sizes. … SPOONING WITH MOJO is that rarest of combinations: a hoot and a keeper.”
—Molly Young, The New York Times
Who is this Pied Piper of Poetry? Laura Chester has a remarkable affinity with children and animals. Her youthful spirit is embedded in these zany poems, for she understands and relates to children’s humor, and sometimes horror—like, where exactly is that “Bratty Hole?” Phil Knoll’s artwork is the perfect complement to Chester’s joyful lyrics. Adults will delight in these poems and artworks as well.
“There is more to meet the eye in all of Laura Chester’s writings but especially in these bouncy, joyous poems written for both adults and children. The trouble with them is that I want them to go on for a lot longer. ...These brilliant poems bring music and fun back to language and restore a child's fantasy. Good medicine for our time.”
—Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and Soul Therapy
“SPOONING WITH MOJO is a literary and visual fiesta for readers of all sizes—whether little, medium, or full-grown. Laura Chester’s poems braid sly sweetness with wisdom, dancing deftly with Phil Knoll’s jubilant, nutty images. SPOONING WITH MOJO is that rarest combinations: a hoot and a keeper.”
—Molly Young, The New York Times