Medina, Tony

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I and I

Bob Marley
A biography in verse about Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life, including his biracial heritage, Rastafarian beliefs, and love of music.
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Love to Langston

A series of poems written from the point of view of the poet Langston Hughes, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life.

DeShawn days

A collection of poems from the viewpoint of a young boy living in the projects.

Thirteen ways of looking at a black boy

"[A collection of poems offering a] perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and . . . more"--OCLC.
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I am Alfonso Jones

2017
The ghost of fifteen-year-old Alfonso Jones travels in a New York subway car full of the living and the dead, watching his family and friends fight for justice after he is killed by an off-duty police officer while buying a suit in a Midtown department store.
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The president looks like me

& other poems
2013
A collection of poems for children by American poet Tony Medina.

Catch the fire!!!

a cross-generational anthology of contemporary African-American poetry
1998
Contains interviews with six established African-American poets, each of whom introduces a chapter of poems by emerging African-American writers about street violence, hip-hop culture, families, love, revolutions, cultural expression, inspiration, and other topics.

Bum rush the page

a Def Poetry Jam
2001
A collection of poems by poets of all ages, ethnicities, and geographic locations.

DeShawn days

2001
A collection of poems from the viewpoint of a young boy living in the projects.

I and I

Bob Marley
2009
A biography in verse about Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life, including his biracial heritage, Rastafarian beliefs, and love of music.

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