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The poet slave of Cuba

a biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
2009
A portrait in poems of Juan Francisco Manzano, the poet who was born a slave in Cuba in 1797.

Langston Hughes

poet
1994
Chronicles the events in the life of the African-American poet Langston Hughes, with commentary on his contribution to society.

Poetry in motion 1

1992
Presents the poems of twenty-four contemporary poets such as Allen Ginsberg, Ntozake Shange, and William S. Burroughs. Features the printed text of each poem and a movie of the author reading his work. Includes some brief interviews.

Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons

The Story of Phyllis Wheatley
2006
A fictionalized biography of the eighteenth-century African woman who, as a child, was brought to New England to be a slave, and after publishing her first poem when a teenager, gained renown throughout the colonies as an important black American poet.

The adventures of Michael MacInnes

2006
In 1924, high school junior Michael MacInnes, a free-thinking poet and orphaned scholarship student, stirs up trouble when he challenges the rules and traditions of his prep school.

Marty Frye, private eye

1999
Marty Frye, a seven-year-old who likes to read poetry and talk in rhymes, solves three separate mysteries for a classmate, a toy store owner, and his younger sister.

Sir Galahad, Mr. Longfellow, and me

1998
In 1938, encouraged by her sixth-grade teacher, Emily taps an unsuspected talent for writing poetry and makes many discoveries about friends, family, and life.

Timbuktu

a novel
2000
Mr. Bones, canine sidekick and confidant of the brilliant, troubled poet Willy G. Christmas, embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to find his master's beloved high-school teacher and mentor Bea Swanson.

Edna

2000
Uses the imagined viewpoint of Edna St. Vincent Millay to recreate her early years as a poet in New York City. Includes her poem "Recuerdo" and a brief profile of her life.

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