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• Clarity & Connection

  Yung Pueblo (Writer),

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  Yung Pueblo describes how intense emotions accumulate in our subconscious and condition us to act and react in certain ways. In his characteristically spare, poetic style, he guides readers through the excavation and release of the past…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Call Us What We Carry

  Poems

  Gorman, Amanda, 1998-

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  The presidential inaugural poet—and unforgettable new voice in American poetry—presents a collection of poems that includes the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States.

• Me (Moth)

  McBride, Amber,

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  Moth, who lost her family in an accident, and Sani, who is battling ongoing depression, take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors, which helps them move forward in surprising, powerful and unforgettable ways…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shine Your Icy Crown

  Lovelace, Amanda,

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  This first installment is about overcoming those who don't see your worth, even if that person is sometimes yourself. In the epic tale of your life, you are the most important character, while everyone is but a forgotten footnote--even the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• African American Poetry

  250 Years of Struggle & Song

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  Only now, in the 21st century, can we fully grasp the breadth and range of African American poetry: a magnificent chorus of voices, some familiar, others recently rescued from neglect.

• Ink Knows No Borders

  Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience

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  With authenticity, integrity, and insight, this collection of poems addresses the many issues confronting first- and second- generation young adult immigrants and refugees.

• LatiNext

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  LatiNext celebrates the embodied narratives of Latinidad. Poets speak from an array of nationalities, genders, sexualities, races, and writing styles, staking a claim to our cultural and civic space. Like Hip-Hop, we honor what was, what…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shout

  a Poetry Memoir

  Anderson, Laurie Halse,

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  A poetic memoir and urgent call-to-action by the award-winning author of Speak blends free-verse reflections with deeply personal stories from her life to rally today's young people to stand up and fight the abuses, censorship and hatred…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When I Walk Through That Door, I Am

  An Immigrant Mother's Quest

  Baca, Jimmy Santiago, 1952-

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  Jimmy Santiago Baca sends us on a journey with Sophia, an El Salvadorian mother facing a mountain of obstacles, carrying with her the burden of all that has come before.

• How to Love a Country

  Poems

  Blanco, Richard, 1968-

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  Through an oracular yet intimate and accessible voice, Blanco addresses the complexities and contradictions of our nationhood and the unresolved sociopolitical matters that affect us all.

• The Tradition

  Brown, Jericho,

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  Poems of fatherhood, legacy, blackness, queerness, worship, and trauma are propelled into stunning clarity by Brown's mastery, and his invention of the duplex--a combination of the sonnet, the ghazal, and the blues--is testament to his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rebel Poet (continuing the Oral Tradition)

  More Stories From a 21st Century Indian

  Clark, Louis V., III,

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  Louis Clark examines the effects of his mother's alcoholism and his young sister's death, offers an intimate recounting of the backlash he faced as an Indian on the job, and celebrates the hard-fought sense of home he and his wife have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

  Del Rey, Lana, 1985-

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  The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana's typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Say Her Name

  Elliott, Zetta,

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  Inspired by the African American Policy Forum’s #SayHerName campaign and the work of such notables as Lucille Clifton and Nikki Giovanni, a collection of poems stands as a tribute to Black Lives Matter activists and victims of police…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ordinary Hazards

  a Memoir

  Grimes, Nikki,

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  The author recounts her traumatic childhood, with a mother suffering from mental illness, unfortunate experiences in a series of foster homes, and her discovery of her love of writing, which eventually helped her overcome the hazards of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the World Didn't End

  Poems

  Kaufman, Caroline,

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  A collection of poems explores themes of love, forgiveness, self-discovery, and life after depression.

• Home Body

  Kaur, Rupi,

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  home body is a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself--reminding readers to fill up on love, acceptance, community, and family, and embrace change.

• How to Fly (in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)

  Poetry

  Kingsolver, Barbara,

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  In her second poetry collection, Barbara Kingsolver offers reflections on the practical, the spiritual, and the wild. Altogether, these are poems about transcendence: finding breath and lightness in life and the everyday acts of living.

• World of Wonders

  in Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

  Nezhukumatathil, Aimee,

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  From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction-a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.

• The Tiny Journalist

  Poems

  Nye, Naomi Shihab,

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  This collection is inspired by the story of Janna Jihad Ayyad, the 'Youngest Journalist in Palestine,' who at age 7 began capturing videos of anti-occupation protests using her mother's smartphone.