This poetry collection showcases the voices of its co-authors, offering a blend of powerful and inspiring verses. Through their unique perspectives, they explore themes of identity, connection, and the human experience, inviting readers to reflect on their own lives. The collection promises to resonate emotionally, making it a compelling addition to contemporary poetry.
A powerful story told through linked poems which raise questions of race and identity in an honest and tangible way for younger readers.
Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in 1860, African Town is a powerful and stunning novel-in-verse. In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and brought to Mobile, Alabama aboard a ship called Clotilda. Their journey includes the savage Middle Passage and being hidden in the swamplands along the Alabama River before being secretly parceled out to various plantations, where they made desperate attempts to maintain both their culture and also fit into the place of captivity to which they'd been delivered. At the end of the Civil War, the survivors created a community for themselves they called African Town, which still exists to this day. Told in 14 distinct voices, including that of the ship that brought them to the American shores and the founder of African Town, this powerfully affecting historical novel-in-verse recreates a pivotal moment in US and world history, the impacts of which we still feel today.
"Six eighth graders outside Washington, DC, navigate through conflict and division focused on their school district's Native American mascot"--Provided by publisher
Celebrating the boundless nature of imagination, this poetry collection showcases the works of thirty-one diverse poets. Each piece explores the theme of possibilities, inviting readers to consider the transformative power of "if." Through a variety of voices and styles, the collection encourages reflection on dreams, aspirations, and the beauty of what could be, making it an inspiring read for poetry lovers.