In Calef Brown’s poem “We Go Together,†he jubilantly decrees: “We go together / like fingers and thumbs. / Basses and drums. / Pastries and crumbs.†In “You Are Two (Kiwis),†he muses, “I am quite frequently, / reminded by thee / of a kiwi. / Either kind.†Yes, silliness and sentimentality have free rein in this “curious selection†of childlike poems about love and friendship, each accompanied by an equally absurd, stylized acrylic painting. Like Sandol Stoddard’s I Like You, We Go Together! this book makes an offbeat Valentine’s gift for anyone with a good sense of humor and a penchant for wordplay.
