poets

In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.

A brief biography of African American poet Amanda Gorman, discussing her childhood, education, and work as a poet and activist.

"This picture book biography tells the story of Miss Lou's early years, when she was a young girl who loved poetry but felt caught between writing 'lines of words like tight cornrows' or words that beat 'in time with her heart.' Despite criticism from one teacher, Louise finds a way to weave the influence of the music, voices, and rhythms of her surroundings into her poems"--Amazon.

"A memoir about the author's coming of age as she grapples with her identity as an artist, her family's racial history, and her mother's death from cancer"--Provided by publisher.

Relates the story of North Carolina slave George Moses Horton, who taught himself to read, learned to write, and became a well-known, published poet in spite of his slave status.

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.

A restless and romantic soul, Ruben traveled across Central and South America seeking adventure and connection. As he discovered new places and new loves, he wrote poems to express his wild storm of feelings. But the traditional forms felt too restrictive. He began to improvise his own poetic forms so he could capture the entire world in his words. Novel in verse.

"When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mam? feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet"--Provided by publisher.

"Discusses the accomplishments of twelve influential poets and their impact on the world"--OCLC.

Eleven-year-old Toby wants a normal vacation, so he keeps secret a new lump he discovers to avoid additional treatments for his cancer. He learns about the important things in life from Pearl, an older woman on a nearby farm, and her cow named Blossom.