Voices

Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Poems told from the voices of the various people and objects who were witness to Joan of Arc's life (and death). There is a great variety of poetic forms represented here - and the author's note at the end explains these, and the thought process around which forms were used when. Writing poetry from so many different perspectives could not have been easy, but Elliott does it with authority.

I'd love to see this paired with some nonfiction in a classroom setting - a history or literature class (and teacher) could do so much with the text!


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