Lions, foxes and cicadas expose the foibles of humanity in these sparkling 17th-century tales from France's greatest fabulist.
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This is what free verse poetry should be. Rupi Kaur and Lang Leav are doing no favours for this genre.
A collection of fables written in free verse, each of these poems has a moral message whether implied or outright stated in the body of the poem. They, for the most part have a connection to animals and/or human nature.
I had a couple of favourites, including:
The Rooster and the Fox
The Bear and the Garden-lover
The Peasant and the Snake
The Oak and the Reed
The Dairymaid and the Milk-can
But this is a wholly good collection of verse poetry. Contemporary poetry, frankly, for me, is not worth reading. Classic poetry is, and this is a perfect example. - Samantha (QBD)
Guest, 22/06/2017
