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October 2023
My poems: "Wolf Girl" &"Reflecting on Medusa"
Discover the world's diverse mythological creatures through the lens of 100 authors and illustrators. From Japan's nightmare-eating Baku to Bolivia's weather-weaving Acalica fairies. With 13 types of poems, this book is a useful resource for teachers, librarians and parents.
More on the poems
Medusa
"Medusa's" Illustrator, Mel Mwai
"Medusa's" Illustrator, Mel Mwai
I wondered if readers knew that Medusa was an innocent, beautiful maiden until attacked, then turned into a gorgon. How would Medusa see herself after being victimized and physically transformed?
Themes: superficiality, injustice, retribution.
"Medusa's" Illustrator, Mel Mwai
"Medusa's" Illustrator, Mel Mwai
"Medusa's" Illustrator, Mel Mwai
Mel teaches students about art including how the images for "Medusa" were made using a mix of photos, digital, and paper materials. She hid some da Vinci-inspired gnomes in the art; can you spot them?
More about Mel, https://melissamwai.com/.
Wolf Girl
"Medusa's" Illustrator, Mel Mwai
Wolf Girl
On Halloween, Wolf Girl tricks everyone by showing up as herself to score some sweet treats. The poem style is Japanese fixed form tanka, syllabic structure of 5-7-5-7-7.
Illustrated by Robert Thibeault, https://teabowstudios.com/.
Prior poetry publications
Christine's previous poetry publications were included in
various issues of Highlights and High Five magazines. An example of which is shown on the left.