american poetry

This picture book adaptation of US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's iconic poem urges readers to pay close attention to who they are, the world they were born into, and how everyone on Earth is connected.

Contains a collection of humorous, absurd poetry designed for younger readers or "immature grown-ups.".

"This is my offering to the heart and soul of the reader: Some warmth for the winter wind, a light that can be held in the palm of your hands. Allow these words to once more; find you where you've been and take them wherever you wish to go." --from Goodreads.com.

A joint poetry collection from the virally popular and bestselling poets r.h. Sin and Robert M. Drake. The heart will ache, the soul will feel weary, and the mind will be weighed down by the things you wish to forget. There will be nights when all you have is yourself and the moon. There will be nights when silence will exist in abundance. And even though you may feel lonely at first. You must understand that the solitude is a gift; you must understand that even when alone, you are more than enough.

"A smash up of art and text that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now"--Provided by publisher.

Curated by award-winning and best-selling poets, this wide-ranging poetry anthology represents twenty years of poetry from the students and alumni of Chicago's Oak Park River Forest High School Spoken Word Club.

Presents poems about animals, including butterflies, monkeys, frogs, tortoises, alligators, and tigers.

"James Crews' new collection, 'The Path to Kindness,' offers 100 . . . poems from a diverse range of voices"--Provided by publisher.

"With her breakout bestseller Keep Moving, Maggie Smith captured the nation with her "meditations on kindness and hope" (NPR). Now, with Goldenrod, the award-winning poet returns with a powerful collection of poems that look at parenthood, solitude, love, and memory. Pulling objects from everyday life--a hallway mirror, a rock found in her son's pocket, a field of goldenrods at the side of the road--she reveals the magic of the present moment. Only Maggie Smith could turn an autocorrect mistake into a line of poetry, musing that her phone "doesn't observe / the high holidays, autocorrecting / shana tova to shaman tobacco, / Rosh Hashanah to rose has hands."? --.

A collection of fun and frivolous poems.