Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2025SYR09
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
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An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
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Poem Inspiration Location
Marvelous Maze of Books!
poster information
Description
Marvelous maze of books!
Avenues of memories
and discoveries—with
no dead ends!
I fell in love with words and the magic they could weave under the inspirational tutelage of Miss Jackus, my 4th grade teacher. Her out-of-the-box ways of teaching writing lit a creative spark in me that burns to this day in my writings. Like Miss Jackus, Books End Bookshop is one-of-a-kind! There, everything is shouting WELCOME! From the children’s area with child-sized chairs and two giant panda bears for company; a cart of synopsized and gift-wrapped books with the enticement: “Blind date with a book”; and tchotchkes everywhere to make one feel right at home. And then there is the invitation to “Find Your Next Adventure” – unnecessary, as I am magnetically drawn into more and more narrow passageways that crisscross between islands of every possible book topic imaginable! Warning: do not come here if you are in a rush – you will regret it!
The poem I selected took me on a trip down memory lane because the content is very personal to me. The poem reminded me of the times when I went to the library as a young child. There were books everywhere and sometimes you could easily get lost between the aisles. I felt great joy almost every Sunday when my parents brought me to the library. There were so many amazing books to read with suspense, action, interesting characters, unknown places, and ideas for cool things to learn and do.
Each week, I was motivated to search for the next new set of books that would be even more exciting and captivating. It was often difficult because my parents would limit the number of books that I could check out of the library. I read many good books that increased my knowledge and contributed to my personal development and overall happiness. I learned important lessons about life in both the imaginary and real worlds that I found in books. This nostalgic journey led me to create this illustration from my childhood memory.