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The hill we climb : an inaugural poem for the country
by Amanda Gorman
"On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope toviewers around the globe. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry--"
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An American sunrise : poems
by Joy Harjo
A stunning new volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States, informed by her tribal history and connection to the land.
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Home body by Rupi Kaur"Rupi Kaur constantly embraces growth, and in home body, she walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present, and the potential of the self. Home Body is a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself - reminding readers to fill up on love, acceptance, community, family, and embrace change. Illustrated by the author, themes of nature and nurture, light and dark, rest here" (eBook)
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Summer snow : new poems
by Robert Hass
The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author presents a new volume of poetry in which he pays careful attention to the natural world and exhibits his virtuosic abilities, expansive intellect and tremendous readability. 25,000 first printing.
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All Along You Were Blooming : Thoughts for Boundless Living by Morgan Harper NicholsA popular Instagram poet and artist presents a collection of illustrated poetry and prose that is best described as a “love letter” to the self, with proclamations of hope and affirmations of the soul lining every page. Illustrations. (eBook)
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Postcolonial Love Poem is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz's brilliant second collection demands that every body carried in its pages-bodies of language, land, rivers, suffering brothers, enemies, and lovers-be touched and held as beloveds.
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Finna : poems
by Nate Marshall
"Definition of Finna, created by the author: fin na /'fine/ contraction: (1) going to ; intending to. rooted in African American Vernacular English. (2) eye dialect spelling of "fixing to." (3) Black possibility ; Black futurity; Blackness as tomorrow. Alyrical and harp celebration, these poems consider the brevity and disposability of Black lives and other oppressed people in our current era of emboldened white supremacy. In three key parts, Finna explores the mythos and erasure of names in the American narrative; asks how gendered language can provoke violence; and finally, through the celebration and examination of the Black vernacular, expands the notions of possibility, giving us a new language of hope"
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LatiNext
by Felicia Chavez
"A BreakBeat Poets anthology that opposes silence and re-mixes the soundtrack of the Latinx diaspora across diverse poetic traditions. In the dynamic tradition of the BreakBeat Poets anthology, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext celebrates the embodiednarratives of Latinidad. Poets speak from an array of nationalities, genders, sexualities, races, and writing styles, staking a claim to our cultural and civic space. Like Hip-Hop, we honor what was, what is, and what's next"
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How to fly (in ten thousand easy lessons) : poetry
by Barbara Kingsolver
In her second poetry collection, the author of The Poisonwood Bible and over a dozen other New York Times best-sellers celebrates natural wonders and addresses everyday matters in like hope, marriage, friendship and flying. 75,000 first printing.
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Dearly : new poems
by Margaret Atwood
The internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author presents her first collection of poetry in over a decade that addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, nature – and zombies. 175,000 first printing.
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Whale day : and other poems
by Billy Collins
A latest collection by the former Poet Laureate of the United States gathers more than 50 new poems that reflect the writer’s signature mix of playful and serious language. By the author of The Rain in Portugal.
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What kind of woman : poems
by Kate Baer
Beautifully written, this exemplary voice in modern poetry makes women feel seen in their own bodies, marriages and lives. Original. 40,000 first printing.
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Light for the world to see by Kwame AlexanderPresents a collection of three powerful poems that take on racism and Black resistance in America (eBook)
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Night sky with exit wounds by Ocean VuongA debut collection of poems draws from personal traumas to offer observations on such themes as violence, poverty, depression, and queer sexuality (eBook)
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