poetry

"[A collection of poetry that] examines universal themes of love, loss, and the experiences that define us"--Provided by publisher.

Spanning religious, historical, and political themes, a new collection from the award-winning poet I think now more than half Of life is death but I can? t die Enough for all the life I see In Sometimes I Never Suffered, his seventh collection of poems, Shane McCrae remains ? a shrewd composer of American stories? (Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker). Here, an angel, hastily thrown together by his fellow residents of Heaven, plummets to Earth in his first moments of consciousness. Jim Limber, the adopted mixed-race son of Jefferson Davis, wanders through the afterlife, reckoning with the nuances of America? s, as well as his own, racial history. Sometimes I Never Suffered is a search for purpose and atonement, freedom and forgiveness, imagining eternity not as an escape from the past or present, but as a reverberating record and as the culmination of time? s manifold potential to mend.

Autumn depicts a dreamy fall day full of jaybird songs and scarlet leaves dancing through the air. In this poem, Muscogee poet Alexander Posey celebrates the changing of the seasons as the golden sun sets on summer and the world prepares for a time of rest.

Celebrate Hanukkah with a diverse collection of stories and poems filled with history, humor, and hope.

Contains poems by Walt Whitman accompanied by illustrations, engagement and imagination questions, and word definitions.

"Young readers will learn about the lives and legacies of seventeen heroes of the queer community from both past and present. Marsha P. Johnson, Harvey Milk, Cleve Jones, Pauline Park, Richard Blanco, and Pete Buttigieg are just a few of the . . . figures represented in this . . . picture book with illustrations by Harry Woodgate. An . . . introduction to the people who have stood up for what they believed in, lived lives according to their own ideals, and their partners, friends, and allies, the poetry in this book provides . . . read-aloud potential sure to . . . inform readers of all ages"--Provided by publisher.

Meadow is enjoying a carefree country summer, tending her beloved 4-H chickens and freely exploring the outdoors. Content at home with her father, brother, and Nanna, Meadow wishes she could stay a kid forever. Everything changes the day the man in the green car stops her on the road, alarming her with an uncomfortable request. The brief encounter fills her with a strange new anxiety that she can't share with anyone. As fear fills her every move, she makes her world smaller and smaller to feel safe. But when a friend is also approached by the driver of the green car, Meadow realizes she must talk about what happened to protect others. Like the jack pine growing from the rocky cliff, Meadow can't fight growing up any longer, but maybe she can change her corner of the world for the better.

"From well-loved poets -- including Maya Angelou, Wendy Cope, Lucille Clifton, and Christina Rossetti -- to newer voices -- such as Amanda Gorman, Yrsa-Daley Ward, and Amineh Abou Kerech -- this . . . collection from . . . anthologist Ella Risbridger has poems for every mood and every moment"--Publisher.

"The Red Ear Blows Its Nose is an illustrated collection of poems for children and others covering thinking and the brain, identity and what it means to be a person, and nature and the seasons"--.

Presents an illustrated collection of Irish poems ranging from topics about love and skateboarding, feeling lonely, making friends, and more.