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Poems from homeroom Poems from homeroom Kathi Appelt A collection of poems about the experiences of young people and a section with information about how each poem was written to enable readers to create their own original poems. OL14855746W
After the death of Anna Gonzales After the death of Anna Gonzales Terri Fields Poems written in the voices of forty-seven people, including students, teachers, and other school staff, record the aftermath of a high school student's suicide and the preoccupations of teen life. OL14952401W
Imaginary gardens Imaginary gardens Charles Sullivan Includes a selection of poems by American poets and works of art by a variety of artists OL16479835W
Poetspeak Poetspeak Paul B. Janeczko A collection of 148 poems on a variety of topics by 62 modern poets who provide commentary on their individual works. OL17699707W
Dizzy in your eyes Dizzy in your eyes Pat Mora Beloved children's book author and speaker Pat Mora has written an original collection of poems, each with a different teen narrator sharing unique thoughts, moments, sadness, or heart's desire: the … OL1864468W
My Own True Name My Own True Name Pat Mora More than sixty poems, some with Spanish translations, include such titles as "The Young Sor Juana," "Graduation Morning," "Border Town 1938," "Legal Alien," "Abuelita Magic," and "In the Blood." OL1864513W
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath Lynne F. Chapman A biography of the troubled woman whose literary achievements were cut short by her suicide at age thirty, interspersed with examples of her poetry. OL1871264W
Lifelines Lifelines Leonard S. Marcus A collection of poems by such authors as William Blake, James Whitcomb Riley, and Robert Louis Stevenson. OL19401863W
Step lightly Step lightly Nancy Willard A collection of poems celebrating the ordinary in an unordinary way, by such authors as Emily Dickinson, Theodore Roethke, and D. H. Lawrence. OL19453983W
Enormous smallness Enormous smallness Matthew Burgess "Enormous Smallness is a nonfiction picture book about the poet E. E. Cummings. Here E.E.'s life is presented in a way that will make children curious about him and will lead them to play with words … OL20003145W
Life Doesn't Frighten Me at All Life Doesn't Frighten Me at All John Agard A collection of poetry for teenagers that includes selections from such authors as Maya Angelou, W.B. Yeats, and Attila the Stockbroker. OL2104181W
Marianne Moore Marianne Moore Dave Page Examines the life of the American poet and presents some of her poems. OL3295872W
Foreign exchange Foreign exchange Mel Glenn A series of poems reflect the thoughts of various people--town residents young and old, teachers, and some students visiting from the city--caught up in the events surrounding the murder of a beautif… OL489900W
Taking of Room 114 Taking of Room 114 Mel Glenn A group of high-school seniors are taken hostage by their history teacher and are forced to write poems, five each, about the experience as well as about the past four years spent attending their urb… OL489907W
Split Image Split Image Mel Glenn A series of poems reflect the thoughts and feelings of various people--students, the librarian, parents, the principal, and others--about the seemingly perfect Laura Li and her life inside and out of… OL489909W
Happy animal Happy animal Kathleen Tilton A collection of poems "expressing a variety of sentiment about nature, animals, and responsibility." OL5282659W
E.E. Cummings E.E. Cummings S. L. Berry A biography of the twentieth-century American writer whose poetry combined artistic composition with word play and traditional rhyme and meter. Includes examples of his work. OL529420W
Langston Hughes Langston Hughes S. L. Berry "An exploration of the life and work of 20th-century American writer Langston Hughes, whose poetry is known for its accounts of the African American experience and its call to racial equality"-- OL529426W
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Gary Soto Poet Gary Soto captures the voices of young people as they venture toward their first kiss, brood over bruised hearts, and feel the thrill of first love. OL97414W
Here in Harlem Here in Harlem Walter Dean Myers Acclaimed writer Walter Dean Myers celebrates the people of Harlem with these powerful and soulful first-person poems in the voices of the residents who make up the legendary neighborhood: basketball… OL98225W
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