1919 by Ewing, Eve L. 

Paperback(Haymarket Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 318837 Temp OS

Dewey: 811/NAges: 12-16   


Genres:

Subjects: Chicago Race Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1919 - Poetry Poetry

Summary: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919, the most intense of the riots comprising the nation's Red Summer, has shaped the last century but is not widely discussed. In 1919, award-winning poet Eve L. Ewing explores the story with reflections on race, class, violence, segregation, and the hidden histories that shape our divided urban landscapes.

Carry on : poetry by young immigrants

BTSB Prebound(Owlkids Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 194852 Available

Dewey: 811/NAges: 9-12   
Lexile: NP

Genres:

Subjects: Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal Students - Quebec (Province) - Montreal Immigration and emigration Poetry

Summary: Throughout this collection, young newcomers to Canada express feelings of sorrow, loss, and anxiety alongside emotions of anticipation, gratitude, and hope as the resilient young writers reflect on leaving family, friends, and countries of origin to make new homes and connections in Canada.

If they come for us : poems by Asghar, Fatimah 

Paperback(One World, 2018)

BTSB #: 072755 Available

Dewey: 811/NAges: 14-18   


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Subjects: Poetry Feminist poetry Poetry - Collections Minority women - Poetry

Summary: A poetry collection covering the many facets, life situations, sorrows, and joys of being a brown girl.

Langston Hughes [Poetry for young people]by Hughes, Langston 

BTSB Prebound(Sterling Children's Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 470671 Available

Dewey: 811/NAges: 7-12   


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Subjects: Hughes, Langston,|d1902-1967 Poetry African American poets African Americans - Poetry

Summary: Includes twenty-six of the poet's most influential pieces, including: "Mother to Son"; "My People"' "Words Like Freedom"; "I, Too"; and "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"-Hughes's first published piece, which was originally released in June 1921.

Marshmallow clouds : two poets at play among figures of speech by Kooser, Ted 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 529869 In Bindery

Dewey: 811/NAges: 10-14   


Genres:

Subjects: Poetry Humorous poetry

Summary: A freewheeling romp through the world of imagery and metaphor that evokes both the mystery and grandeur of the natural world and the cozy, mundane moments of daily life.

Who was Walt Whitman? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Anderson, Kirsten 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2021)

BTSB #: 061163 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.7 MG Lexile: 830 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Whitman, Walt,|d1819-1892 American poets Newspaper publishing Poetry

Summary: Follow Walt Whitman's remarkable journey from a young New York printer to one of America's most beloved literary figures.

Who was Walt Whitman? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Anderson, Kirsten 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2021)

BTSB #: 061170 Available

Dewey: 811/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.7 MG Lexile: 830 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Whitman, Walt,|d1819-1892 American poets Newspaper publishing Poetry

Summary: Follow Walt Whitman's remarkable journey from a young New York printer to one of America's most beloved literary figures.