Woke : ayoungpoet'scall to justice / Mahogany L. Browne, with Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III ; foreword by Jason Reynolds.
A collection of poems by women that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and acceptance to speaking out.
Contents
Activism, everywhere -- The ability to be -- In the next -- The good body -- Instructions on listening to the trees -- I've been there before -- What's in a name? -- Gift of grace -- Say the names -- In betwee, there is light -- Unfurling people -- What is an intersection? -- Teeth dance with silver -- Orchard of we -- Blown-out stars whisper about justice -- Amari explains a frown to her little brother -- What's in my toolbox? -- Right to -- Rock the boat -- We make a fist -- The poet's pen -- A me-shaped box -- We carry our roots -- Woke.
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