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A review by ashlurtis
Hansel & Gretel Get the Word on the Street by Al Ortolani
5.0
The vibe of this whole collection is so wholesome. For some reason, I really enjoyed the school setting. The majority of these poems are told from a teacher’s perspective both in and outside the classroom. It’s been quite a while since I was in a classroom, so the perspective was quite nice. The pieces are somewhat simple and easily digestible which I find to be an interesting contrast to some of the works that pop up in the poems: Kafka, Hawthorne, Chaucer. I also enjoyed the few poems that left the theme altogether. Overall, I think this is a wonderful bite-sized peek into the life of a teacher in a world where they are not exactly praised for what they do.