Hip hop speaks to children : a celebration of poetry with a beat

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Author:

Giovanni, Nikki., edt.

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ISBN:

9781402210488

Publication Information:

Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, c2008.

Physical Description:

72 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 audio CD (4 3/4 in.) in pocket.

Contents:

Things / Hip hop rules the world / I think I'll call it morning / Aloneness / The girls in the circle / "Ham n eggs" / Music for fun and profit / Audition / "Hey Mama" / Dream Boogie / Funky snowman / Oh words / "Rapper's delight" / "Ladies first" / People equal / "It's love" / "Umi Says" / Taking action / Dream variations / Allow me to introduce myself / Me / Dat dere / Books / For word / Waitin' on summer / Jimmy Wall, 14, boy evangelist / "Principal's office" / Love poem for my people / why some people be mad at me sometimes / "Love is..." / Harlem night song / Harlem hopscotch / "The Creation" / Ego tripping / "No regrets" / First signature / No images / Everything is everything / The Rose that grew from concrete / Long track blues / "Talkin' all that jazz" / We real cool / If we must die / We wear the mask / Who will cry? / The song of the smoke / Doubtless by Steve Ericson / The negro speaks of rivers / If we forget / "I have a dream"

Abstract:

More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat.

Subject Term:

Poetry, American.

American poetry -- African American authors.

Summary:

More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat.

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Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. Like Poetry Speaks to Children, the classic book and CD that started it all, it's meant to be the beginning of a journey of discovery. Readers can immerse themselves in 51 selections from 42 poets and performers, and 30 performances on the audio CD, many recorded especially for this collection.
Some tracks on the CD are performed by the artists who created them, others are unique interpretations by admiring poets and artists. Hear a musical interpretation of Sterling Brown's poem "Long Track Blues" and a youth performance of Elizabeth Swados's poem "Me" plus much more!