Politics in Practice
Tag: Poetry
Dispatch From the Tortured Poets Department, a guest post by Tina Cane
An omnipresent icon, Swift has, with this latest album, offered up the term “poet” for mass consumption and contemplation.
Book Review: Are You Nobody Too? by Tina Cane
This quiet look at identity and loneliness will appeal to readers who appreciate the brevity of the verse format and who like a character-driven story.
Memories, Musings and Wishes about Middle Grade Novels in Verse, a guest post by Jean Holmblad
For over 20 years, it has been my great joy to immerse myself in novels in verse. Middle grade novels in verse have had a long, continually developing history.
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Book Review: Ode to a Nobody by Caroline Brooks DuBois
Quinn, sometimes Quinnie, is in 8th grade and grappling with the most complicated and significant thing a person can grapple with: becoming oneself.
Tragically Playful: How Verse Novels Lend Levity to the Difficult, a guest post by Caroline Brooks DuBois
Verse novels can deftly tell a story of trauma, struggle, or loss, while allowing rays of sunshine in and the music of hope to sing.
Never Forget the Lyrics: How Poetry Helped Me Overcome My Learning Disability and Become an Author, a guest post by Alora Young
Traditional educational methods taught me that my mind didn't work like everyone else's. But poetry helped me realize that was a beautiful thing.
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Being a Reckless, Glorious, Girl, a guest post by Ellen Hagan
When we write poems, we can be vulnerable, soft, kind to our memories. And we can also be fiery and ferocious. Speak loud and unapologetic. We can be that mix tape, we can be that journal covered in anger and hearts drawn in red magic marker.
Book Review: Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
This beautiful and moving collection deserves a spot in all libraries. What a wonderful addition this would be for poetry units.
Novels in Verse for National Poetry Month, Week 4 By Lisa Krok
For the last week of National Poetry Month, librarian Lisa Krok shares her final week of poetry in verse novels to share with teens and corresponding activities.
Crash Course: Recent poetry books for younger readers
The final post in my Crash Course series of books for younger readers looks at recent poetry collections.
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