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I thought you might want to celebrate a #Holiday that falls on October 17th Black Poetry Day #BlackPoetryDay . I’m put together a round-up of books Charlie and I will be checking out at the Library this week. We thought you might want to check them out as well.
My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry (A Puffin Poetry Book)
What does it mean to be black? What does it mean to be African-American? What is the black experience?
The spirited voices of twenty-six African-American poets speak to these and other questions in fifty collected poems that explore the African-American world. The rich words of this treasury rang out for the first time over twenty years ago, and will continue to shout their message for years to come.
Pass It On: African American Poetry for Children
A collection of poetry by fourteen distinguished African-American poets features the work of Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Eloise Greenfield, among others
Heroes In History: Inspirational Poems; 15 Black Pioneers For Change
Come be inspired by fifteen heroes that helped shape the world we live in! Learn what they did and the impact their actions had on people all over the world. Through short poems, young readers will learn about the incredible accomplishments of these famous people and why each person is so important to not just black history, but also world history.
Learn about Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Jackie Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Chisholm, Thurgood Marshall, Marian Anderson, Daniel Hale Williams, Mae Jemison, Booker T. Washington, and Frederick Douglas.
The Psalm of My Heart: by African American Children
An inspiring and enlightening collection of free verse, written by African-American children, ranging in age from six to eight years old, explores and interprets their feelings about their heritage.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
