Argueta, Jorge
Summary: In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa. A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: SPANISH J468 ARGGonzalez, Elisa
Summary: Grand Tour, the debut collection of poetry by Elisa Gonzalez, dramatizes the mind in motion as it grapples with something more than an event: she writes of a whole life, to transcendent effect. By the end, we feel we have been witness to a poet remaking herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GONLozada-Oliva, Melissa
Summary: One of the most original performance poets of her generation, Melissa Lozada-Oliva has captivated crowds across the country and online with her vivid narratives. Humorous and biting, personal and communal, self-deprecating and unapologetically self-loving, peluda (meaning hairy or hairy beast) is the poet at her best. The book explores the relationship between femininity and body hair as well...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Button Poetry/Exploding Pinecone Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.6 LOZGriswold, Eliza
Summary: "If Men, Then, Eliza Griswold's second poetry collection, charts a radical spiritual journey through catastrophe. Griswold's language is forthright and intimate as she steers between the chaos of a tumultuous inner world and an external landscape littered with SUVs, CBD oil, and go bags, talismans of our time. Alternately searing and hopeful, funny and fraught, the poems explore the world's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GRIGreenfield, Eloise
Summary: Through historical information, poems, illustrations, and photographs, the author shows the ways in which African American midwives have helped families over the course of hundreds of years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alazar Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 618.2 GREJohnson, Amaud Jamaul
Summary: "Imperial Liquor is a chronicle of melancholy, a reaction to the monotony of racism. These poems concern loneliness, fear, fatigue, rage, and love; they hold fatherhood held against the vulnerability of the black male body, aging, and urban decay. Part remembrance, part swan song for the Compton, California of the 1980s, Johnson examines the limitations of romance to heal broken relationships...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pittsburgh Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 JOHMartin, Erica (Halcyenda Erica)
Summary: "A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout. In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin's debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement-from the well-documented events that shaped the nation's treatment of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 323.1196 MARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 323.1196 MARSilverman, Erica
Summary: A unique and artful blend of poetry, science, and activism, this picture book shows how city dwellers can intervene so that nature can work her magic. Perfect for fans of The Curious Garden and Harlem Grown.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 SILRisbridger, Ella
Summary: From well-loved poets -- including Maya Angelou, Wendy Cope, Lucille Clifton, and Christina Rossetti -- to newer voices -- such as Amanda Gorman, Yrsa-Daley Ward, and Amineh Abou Kerech -- this outstanding collection from talented anthologist Ella Risbridger has poems for every mood and every moment. Ella's selection is wide-ranging but accessible and will appeal to poetry lovers both young and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 808.81 RISCodjoe, Ama
Summary: "Ama Codjoe's highly anticipated debut collection brings generous light to the inner dialogues of women as they bathe, create art, make and lose love. Each poem rises with the urgency of a fully awakened sensual life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2022
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 811 CODGorman, Amanda
Summary: Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. Harnessing the collective grief of a global pandemic, her poems shine a light on a moment of reckoning and reveal that Gorman has become a messenger from the past, our voice for the future. The final poem in the book is The hill we climb, which was read at President Joseph Biden's 2021...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GORGorman, Amanda
Summary: "Presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Christian Robinson have created a timeless message of hope. Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to fix. But somehow, we all have the power to make a difference. With a little faith, and maybe the help of a friend, together we can...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE GORCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GORGorman, Amanda
Summary: "On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet, at age twenty-two, to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Her inaugural poem, "The Hill We Climb," is now available to cherish in this special edition."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 811 GORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GORCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GORCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 GORMoore, Amanda.
Summary: A collection of poetry from the 2020 winner of the National Poetry Series, selected by Ocean Vuong.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 MOOLing, Nancy Tupper
Summary: "ONE: The Bible's Big Story in Tiny Poems retells multiple Bible stories in tiny but mighty poems. From Creation to The Fall, the stories of God's faithfulness in the Old Testament to the birth of the Savior, the miracles of Jesus to the spread of the Gospel, and ultimately God's promise for our redemption and restoration, young readers will have a better understanding of the full story of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2023
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Summary: Gorman explores history, language, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. Harnessing the collective grief of a global pandemic, her poems shine a light on a moment of reckoning and reveal that Gorman has become a messenger from the past, our voice for the future. The final poem in the book is The hill we climb, which was read at President Joseph Biden's 2021...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 811 GORMarr, Melissa
Summary: "In beautiful poetry and vivid photographs, Melissa Marr shares her feelings of awe while watching a real-life herd of majestic wild horses in Arizona. When they appear, the wind itself seems to stand still. They are grand in their movements as they do all the things horses do--splash through rivers, care for young, stomp and whinny. It is clear they are not tame, and this is part of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.665 MARSummary: For Angela, it came on the basketball court--while playing on the boys' team. For Penny, it came on a school field trip to the lake (making for some cringeworthy moments of humor). And to Layla's disappointment, it came at the start of her first fasting Ramadan, meaning that she won't be able to fast after all. Whether it spurs silence or celebration, whether the subjects are well prepared or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC CALSukenic, Lisa
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Georgia Johnson is sure she can win the 'Spirit of Detroit Poetry Contest,' judged by her idol, Gwendolyn Brooks. After moving from her beloved Detroit neighborhood to an unfamiliar suburb on the outskirts of the city, Georgia lies to prevent becoming disqualified from the contest (which is for Detroit residents only) by using her aunt Birdie's address. With her older brother...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Sukenic 2021Taylor, Courtney Faye
Summary: ". . .Taylor delivers a layered elegy for Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old Black girl killed by a Korean shopkeeper in 1992 during an uprising in response to the police beating of Rodney King. Harlins's death is symbolic for all murders of Black people, but Taylor carefully examines the event's particulars. Some of the collection's multimedia elements include photographs taken at the site of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 TAYLewis, Amanda West
Summary: "How does life survive on Earth? Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet? And just how big is Jupiter, really? The answers to these questions and more are explored in this innovative non-fiction book featuring 14 beautifully written poems about space. Every object in our solar system is paired with a different kind of poem, from lyrical sonnets to bouncy rhyming couplets, twisty sestinas to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 523.2 LEWNikola-Lisa, W.
Summary: A little girl runs through the park noting differences between people, but surmising that we are all the same. "Straight hair, curly hair - different but the same!" "Big nose, little nose. Light skin, dark skin - different but the same!" Even with our differences, she chants, "Isn't it delightful bein' with you this way?" This poem reflects a perfect sentiment for our children living in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG NIKPeters, Lisa Westberg
Summary: "If you're a curious child and you get a new dog, you discover all kinds of things. Gravity has new meaning, when you're racing down a slide toward your eager-beaver dog waiting at the bottom (uh-oh!). Friction has a new meaning, when your slippery dog escapes from the bath (soap+fingers=not enough friction). But love has a new meaning too, when you and your cosmic dog become the center of your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wordsong, and imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023