Pity the Book

Note: "Keen" here is a noun meaning "a wordless cry lamenting the dead".

This insults me beyond what I can say,but I'm reviewing this because I need points.So okay.The title sticks out to me because Pity the Book is so understandable.

It knows not your face nor your soul
It imparts its all without a call,
It judges not the low nor the tall,
It blames you not when you let it fall --

It envies the little shining screen you love,

this is a crazy good poem!!! Its so perfect I wouldn't change anything.
I love the turning point at 'little shining screen you love' its almost like the flow of time; when kids grow up and learn to pick up phones instead of books.

the whole poem really personifies the book which I think is such a good theme, coz we all love reading. Not to mention the 'pity the book' anaphora; its so beautiful, full of layers of emotions.

I want to write poems just like these

Lightswitch.

i really like how this poem describes a book almost like its a person instead of just an object because it makes reading feel so much more personal and meaningful. i think the repeated line pity the book is really interesting because at first it sounds like the book is something we should feel sorry for but as the poem goes on it almost feels like the book is the one trying to make us realise what were missing out on. i especially like how the writer shows that a book doesnt judge you or care about what you look like or who you are but it still gives you so much through the stories and words inside it

i also think the way the writer describes the relationship between a person and a book is really creative. lines like it holds you close and engulfs you whole make reading sound like being completely absorbed into another world where you can forget about everything else for a while. i like how the poem makes books seem comforting and almost alive because it shows how much of a connection someone can have with something that other people might just see as a bunch of pages. the part about the book wanting attention like the little shining screen is also really clever because it compares reading to how much time people spend on their phones and makes you think about how easily we can forget about books when theres always something else trying to get our attention

my favourite thing about this poem is probably how it shows both sides of books because they can be comforting and teach us things but they can also completely consume our attention if we let them. i also like how the writer mentions different kinds of stories and subjects because it shows that books can take us into so many different worlds and help us understand things we might never experience ourselves. even bananas could probably get a whole dramatic story written about them if someone was creative enough 😭

overall i think this poem is really imaginative and has a lovely message about appreciating books and everything they can give us. it makes reading seem like more than just a hobby because books can become a source of comfort knowledge and imagination and i think the way the writer gives the book its own personality makes the whole poem memorable. it honestly makes me want to pick up a book and give it the attention it deserves instead of leaving it forgotten somewhere