Name: How I Discovered Poetry
ISBN: 9780147510051

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Why This Clicks

Poems Into Perspective

Fifty poems join an intimate coming-of-age portrait to the tensions and movements of the 1950s.

Come here for

A poet’s account of artistic growth and self-awareness
Personal memory alongside African-American history

Expect

A first-person memoir told through poems
Material for thoughtful study and discussion

Book Details

Authors: Marilyn Nelson
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: March 8, 2016
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: African American Poetry · Political & Protest Poetry
Reading lane: African American Poetry

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Publisher Categories

Lives in History
Writers' Lives
African American U.S. History for Teens

About This Book

A powerful and thought-provoking Civil Rights era memoir from one of America’s most celebrated poets. Looking back on her childhood in the 1950s, Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Marilyn Nelson tells the story of her development as an artist and young woman through fifty eye-opening poems. Readers are given an intimate portrait of her growing self-awareness and artistic inspiration along with a larger view of the world around her: racial tensions, the Co...

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A powerful and thought-provoking Civil Rights era memoir from one of America’s most celebrated poets. Looking back on her childhood in the 1950s, Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Marilyn Nelson tells the story of her development as an artist and young woman through fifty eye-opening poems. Readers are given an intimate portrait of her growing self-awareness and artistic inspiration along with a larger view of the world around her: racial tensions, the Cold War era, and the first stirrings of the feminist movement. A first-person account of African-American history, this is a book to study, discuss, and treasure.