REVERSO POETRY IS Writing Verse in Reverse

A Reverso Poem is a poem that has one meaning when read from start to finish and another meaning when read from finish to start.

EXAMPLE:

 
A girl without a phone incomplete.

Incomplete a phone without a girl.

(poem by Silvia posted on the Reedy High School Library blog)

Marilyn Singer is a poet who has written books of reverso poetry.

• LINK TO EXAMPLE FROM ECHO ECHO: REVERSO POEMS ABOUT GREEK MYTHS

Meet the Author: Marilyn Singer (video 33:49)

Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems: Marilyn Singer

• Text of the poem In The Hood by Marilyn Singer

An Educator's Guide to Marilyn Singer's Reverso Poetry from Penguin Books