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2) At the poles
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated poetic ode to the creatures that inhabit the North and South poles. The stark, cold landscapes of Earth's poles may seem inhospitable, but their snowy hollows and glacial waters hide an astounding variety of creatures, from the tiny, fascinating tardigrade to the mysterious giant squid, from the fleet-footed Arctic hare to the majestic polar bear.
5) Rifqa
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Each day after school, Mohammed El-Kurd's grandmother welcomed him at the door of his home with a bouquet of jasmine. Her name was Rifqa -- she was older than Israel itself and an icon of Palestinian resilience. With razor-sharp wit and glistening moral clarity, El-Kurd lays bare the brutality of Israeli settler colonialism. His poems trace Rifqa's exile from Haifa to his family's current dispossession in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, exposing the cyclical...
Author
Publisher
Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Poet and musician Melania Luisa Marte opens Plantains and our Becoming by pointing out that Afro-Latina is not a word recognized by the dictionary. But the dictionary is far from a record of the truth. What does it mean, then, to tend to your own words and your own record--to build upon the legacies of your ancestors? In this imaginative, blistering poetry collection, Marte looks at the identities and histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti...
Series
Publisher
Nosy Crow Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A brilliantly illustrated collection of 366 hilarious poems to keep you laughing all year round! From rib-ticklingly funny to wryly witty, each poem in this uplifting collection is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and is perfect for reading aloud to share even more side-splitting hilarity with family and friends. Whether it's a poem about socks or spaniels, eggs or elephants, this bright and brilliant collection will bring you cheer and laughter...
Author
Publisher
Moon Shower
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
They burp. They fart. They creak. They crack. Bodies make MUSIC! And let's face it: kids love every note! In Body Music, bestselling authors Jane Yolen and Ryan G. Van Cleave bring their trademark wit to fifteen hilarious poems that celebrate the sounds of the human body, from sniffles to snaps, sneezes to wheezes, hiccups to yawns, and more! Each poem is illustrated with bright, lively artwork and is accompanied by scientific facts that answer questions...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Grand Tour, the debut collection of poetry by Elisa Gonzalez, dramatizes the mind in motion as it grapples with something more than an event: she writes of a whole life, to transcendent effect. By the end, we feel we have been witness to a poet remaking herself.
Author
Publisher
Cicada Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Forwards Always is a collection of poems to be read aloud with friends and loved ones. You may need to practice certain poems more than once before you get the hang of them, as you would dancing the rumba or making pancakes. Play with the book, it is a toy. Rotate it, squeeze it and wave it about. Hold it with someone else, wear it as a hat or try reading it upside down. Some poems may be improved by two readers taking turns or even reading aloud...
Publisher
Nosy Crow Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
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 outstanding collection from talented anthologist Ella Risbridger has poems for every mood and every moment. Ella's selection is wide-ranging but accessible and will appeal to poetry lovers both young and old alike.
15) As she appears
Author
Publisher
YesYes Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Shelley Wong's debut, As She Appears, foregrounds queer women of color in their being and becoming. Following the end of a relationship that was marked by silence, a woman crosses over and embodies the expanse of desire and self-love. Other speakers transform the natural world and themselves, using art and beauty as a means of sanctuary and subversion. With both praise and precision, Wong considers how women inhabit and remake their environment. The...
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
James Crews, editor of two best-selling poetry anthologies, presents an all-new collection of highly accessible poems on the theme of celebrating moments of wonder and peace in everyday life. The anthology features a foreword by Nikita Gill and a carefully curated selection of poems from a diverse range of authors.
17) Here
Author
Publisher
By Common Consent Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Darlene Young's Here is ahymn to "this jumblesale world", a journey into middle-aged motherhood, into empty nesting, into God. Here is hyper-aware of the moment, ultra-attentive to the now--we're reminded that all we have is fleeting, temporary, and therefore incredibly precious. We are gently transformed.
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Poetry is a child's first introduction to the joy of language and to the enchanted world of books. Poetry's lilting rhythms and rhymes, and its short, simple sentences and clever repetition of key words and phrases start children's eyes, minds, and hearts dancing along the rhythmical lines of poetry and into a lifelong love of lyrical language. It is the joyous power of poetry that turns listeners into reader and readers into writers. With each turn...
20) Tree whispers
Author
Publisher
Child's Play Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Our leaves rustle, Our roots whisper. If you were a tree, what would you whisper to me?" Mandy Ross has been listening closely to the trees, from the willow to the eucalyptus, and the sycamore to the oak. These fascinating poems, beautifully illustrated by Juliana Oakley, imagine the songs they are singing to us and the verses they speak. With a strong environmental message, the book awakens us to the rich, unique and irreplaceable biodiversity of...
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