A review by crystal_reading
Roots and Blues: A Celebration by Arnold Adoff

5.0

I loved the bluesy rhythm of these poems. I was reading them in my head & I appreciated them, but it all changed when I started reading them aloud. I took them with me on the treadmill. I was running rather slowly, but I had to run for 1/2 an hour so I decided to start reading them aloud. These poems definitely improve when read aloud or with a beat. I could see the poems, but I could feel them too. Some that i loved were: The Kerosene Lamp is Smoking up the Night Room, Climbing to the Top of the Hill, On the Porch on that Black Street, At the Moment the Spotlight Hits Him, and Always.

The music of his poetry washed over me & it was an unforgettable experience with my running.