Masks, by Shel Silverstein and the winner of Poetry Madness, is a worthy winner. It fits many of the characteristics of a good poem. It tackles this idea of humans being fake and hiding their true selves, while keeping the language and vocabulary at a level where kids can understand. This poem also lifts the reader out of the ordinary because it is a very simple poem that allows the reader to imagine who the characters are and what the rest of the story is. Although it seems to be a perfect poem, some improvements could be made. One example is that the poem is only four sentences, if the poem was longer it could possibly be better and Silverstein could have gone into more depth. Another way this poem could be improved is if the author tried