If I could choose a best day: poems of possibility
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Published:
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
53 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781536219791, 1536219797, 9781536219791, 1536219797
Notes
General Note
A collection of thirty poems that all start with the word "If" and previously published separately between 1951 and 2025.
Description
"If I could choose a best day it would be sunny it would be summer and I would be with you. Imagine what you could do with if. Build a tree house, ride your bike back in time, catch a firefly like a tiny star in the palm of your hands and let it go to make a wish-anything, when it starts with if. Because if is where your imagination begins, where the impossible becomes possible, if only you imagine. And if you do, just think of how much better our world could be. Thirty-one poets, selected by 'poetic forever friends' and frequent collaborators Irene Latham and Charles Waters, begin each of their poems with the word if and imagine the possibilities the gift of if can hold. Olivia Sua's cut-paper and painted-mosaic illustrations add warmth and meaning to the poems, allowing the reader's mind to soar with possibility. In an end note, the anthologists offer insight into their selection process, aimed at gathering a comprehensive and representative collection of poems"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Latham, I., Sua, O., & Waters, C. (2025). If I could choose a best day: poems of possibility. First edition. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Latham, Irene, Olivia Sua and Charles Waters. 2025. If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Latham, Irene, Olivia Sua and Charles Waters, If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility. Candlewick Press, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Latham, Irene, et al. If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility. First edition. Candlewick Press, 2025.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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