I Am Phoenix Poems for Two Voices Author:Paul Fleischman At first light the finches — are flitting about the trees — Flittering — fluttering — flit — purple finches — flit — Fluttering — flittering — fly — painted finches — fly. — In this companion volume to JOYFUL NOISE: POEMS FOR TWO VOICES, the winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal, Paul Fleischman celebrates the sound, the sense, the essence of birds. Written to b... more »e spoken aloud by two voices, sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous, these poems perfectly capture the beauty of birds in their singing, soaring, and rejoicing.« less