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African Americans American poetry Collections Children's poetry, American YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Inspirational & Personal Growth YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Language Arts / Composition & Creative Writing YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Poetry Young adult poetry, American Youths' writings Youths' writings, American Écrits de jeunes américainsLeón, Amyra
Summary: The author takes readers on a poetic journey through her childhood in Harlem. León explores love and loss, melody and bloodshed as she navigates the intricacies of foster care, mourning, self-love, and resilience. She invites readers to dream with abandon-- because it is a privilege to dream at all. -- adapted from front flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 811 LEOMora, Pat.
Summary: Presents a collection of fifty poems featuring teen narrators who share their thoughts about love and heartbreak, in a volume that also explores a variety of poetic forms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ember 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 811.54 MORSummary: Curated by award-winning and best-selling poets, this wide-ranging poetry anthology represents twenty years of poetry from the students and alumni of Chicago's Oak Park River Forest High School Spoken Word Club.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 811 RESElliott, Zetta
Summary: Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victims of police brutality as well as the activists insisting that Black Lives Matter. Elliott engages poets from the past two centuries to create a chorus of voices celebrating the creativity, resilience, and courage of Black women and girls. This collection features forty-nine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Jump at the Sun 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 811 ELLWilliams, William Carlos
Summary: A collection of thirty poems with illustrations and brief introductory remarks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2004