laments “this should not be the brick and mortar / of poetry, the moment when a black father drives / his black sons to school”—Tamir’s mother responds: “When I lost Tamir, I lost a piece of myself.” Poetry won’t make us whole again, but we need a form for our shouts an...
Smith, who is set to begin her second term as America’s poet laureate, recently said that she “felt from an early age that poetry was something mysterious, something playful and lilting. As I got older, poems began to offer me new and life-changing ways of looking at the familiar worl...
If you're a lover of poetry, you've come to the right place. We've compiled a list of the best poetry books, movies and audiobooks for ...
20.New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Book Set(Nane) edited by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani The latest instalment of the annual box set by African Poetry Book Fund, generously edited by literary stalwarts Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani, introduces 13 new poets, including rising stars like...
These books may be labeled "Teen," but don't judge a book by its category. No matter what your age, you'll love reading excerpts from these buzzed-about books: by Lauren Oliver, by Veronica Roth, by Lauren Conrad, by Sara Shepard, by Kiera Cass, and by Gwendolyn Heasley. For the ...
Poetry Room ordering and processing new poetry books when I first began sending out the manuscript and I kept finding myself attracted to the Noemi titles. I submitted the manuscript to them just as they were beginning to read for the fledgling Akrilica series. That a press I was interested...
The woman in her family have a tradition: When they turn 16, they are each given a notebook with which to document that year of their life through poetry. Soon after receiving her journal, Mimi discovers a box in the attic, filled with the stories of the woman who came before her. ...
First African American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize, she earned the award in 1950 for her book of poetry“Annie Allen”. Brooks' earlier work, a collection of poems called, “A Street in Bronzeville” (1945), describes the life of Chicago's inner city. 1. Whose books will you read...
Yunxian is to act like a proper wife—embroider bound-foot slippers, pluck instruments, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights. How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions, go on to ...
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Marcus Tullius Cicero The problem is that there are far too many books out there. Or to be more specific: there are far too many books of a low-quality out there. For this reason, it’s not so important to read every book ...