A Light in the Attic by the Americanpoet and children's writerShel Silverstein, published by HarperCollins in 1981. It is a collection of poems for children, accompanied by illustrations also created by Shel Silverstein. The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Sheldon Alan Shel Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of childrens books. ... HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Poetry (ancient Greek: poieo = create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ...
The book has been banned from some libraries for its attitude towards child behavior (at times encouraging messiness and disobedience). People claim that it "encourages" children to break dishes in order to get out of having to dry them. One of the reasons this book was banned was its mention of pirates[citation needed]. Also, one of the verses describes the death of a girl after her parents refused to buy her a pony. She became so sad that she withered away and died, causing her parents to regret not buying her the pony—some people thought that it was considering or recommending children to commit suicide. It is number 51 on the American Library Association's list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000.It is also charged as promoting themes to young children about horror, violence, suicide, drug use, and cannibalsim.[1] Many societies have banned certain books. ... The flag of 18th-century pirate Calico Jack Piracy is a robbery committed at sea, or sometimes on the shore, by an agent without a commission from a sovereign nation. ... ALA Logo The American Library Association (ALA) is a group based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. ... Due to the controversial nature of free speech in the United States many books have been challenged by a variety of groups and agencies in order to prevent a particular work from being read by the general public. ...
Par Djouls, lundi 21 février 2005 à 17:21 :: Light In The Attic
En 2001 Light In The Attic se lance à Seattle en tant que label, et surtout producteur de concerts pour Saul Williams, Royksopp, Dj Spinna, Interpol, Ladytron, Clinic et Prefuse 73.
Light In The Attic suivent eux aussi ce chemin initiatique et nous proposent ici des raretés fin-60 début-70 de chez eux: Seattle...
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