Naked Human Poem

Growing up I didn’t have any interest in reading. All throughout elementary school I was placed in the lowest reading level and I took that position as a sign that I wasn’t good enough to read, so I didn’t enjoy it. Why did people read for fun? What was fun about reading?! I didn’t find any kind of interest in reading until fairly recently so today, I’ll share my journey with reading with you.

The first book that truly had an impact on me was Shel Silverstein's “The Giving Tree”. To me, this picture book meant more than what was printed on the pages. It was my grandmother’s favorite book and I wanted to be like her, so it quickly became my favorite book too. Years after reading the book, I heard about the controversy about the book was the book about a boy and a tree or an abusive relationship? As a young girl, I decided to stick with the positive outlook on Silverstein’s novel and as the years went by, I fell in love with more of Shel Silverstein’s work, specifically his illustrations. “The Thinker of Tender Thoughts”

Both books are beautifully crafted each page has its own poem on it and each time you turn the page appears your new favorite poem. “Naked Human” focuses on Poindexter’s most recent life experiences and how beautiful and rough life truly is. “Lavender” focuses more on poetry about love falling in and out of love, the state it brings you, and why it’s so important to love. As someone who writes to remember experiences and as a form of coping with life, I admire the way Christopher Poindexter expresses his thoughts because that’s something I struggle to do sometimes. I can’t always find the proper words to express myself and often stay silent. Christopher Poindexter has now become so popular that it’s almost impossible to get your hands on one of his books, but somehow I managed to do so and I’ve never appreciated a work of art more than