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The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur |
| Tupac's
poetry. Nonfiction. (Won't work for most nonfiction outside readings
because it is poetry). 149 pages. (811 SHA Bestseller Section) |
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I thought that the book was very good. Tupac made you look at him like he wasn't just a big-time rapper, but a very smart and poetic person. -T.C.
This book was a good book, and it was all poetry. I really don't like poetry, but I liked Tupac's poetry book because it said so much stuff that was interesting to read. -J.J.
It was a really good book. It had a lot of good views, and I think everyone should read this book. -A.M.
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Blushing:Expressions of Love in Poems & Letters collected by Paul B. Janeczko |
| 98 pages.
(821.008 BLU Bestseller Section) |
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Edgar Allan Poe: Selected Poems |
| 119 pages. (811 POE) | |
Favorite Poem - "Dreamland." I liked this poem because it's short but meaningful. I like this book because it has many good poems. I also like Edgar Allan Poe. - Z.S.K., class of 2008
I liked the poem "Spirits of the Undead"
not because of its dark themes, but because it shows that in a sense,
there is life after death. I also liked the rhyming scheme. I liked the
poems in this book because Poe's writing isn't something easily comprehended.
His poems require deeper thought.
-Shawn Shuman, class of 2008
Favorite poem - "Hymn." I liked this poem because I thought it was a really sweet poem, and I really like Edgar Allan Poe. I thought this book had some of Poe's most beautiful poems, and I enjoyed looking through it. -Dana Cashmore, class of 2008
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Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day by Nikki Giovanni |
| 93 pages. (811 GIO) | |
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The Invisible Ladder: an Anthology of Contemporary American Poems for Young Readers |
| 210 pages. (811 INV) | |
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Looking for Your Name: A Collection of Contemporary Poems |
| 143 pages. (811 LOO) | |
-Paul Stadnicar, class of 2008
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Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets |
| 132 pages. (811 SEE) | |
-Anonymous
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Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins |
| 171 pages. (811 COL) | |
Favorite poem - "My
Number." I really can usually see this poem. It is very interesting.
The book was very interesting and real.
-Nick Thompson, class of 2008.
Favorite poem - "The Dead." I liked
it because it is well-written and quite possibly true. Most of the poems
were well-written and interesting.
-N.G., class of 2008
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I Am Wings: Poems About Love by Ralph J. Fletcher |
| 43 pages. (811 FLE) | |
Favorite poem - "Changing Channels." I liked this poem because this poem is what happened to one of my friends. Her boyfriend just broke up with her, and she didn't know why, and that to me is what this poem is saying. I liked this poetry book. It wasn't like all the others. It was just like real life. I could see pictures in my head. -M.H., class of 2008
Favorite poem - "Phone Call." I liked it because it speaks about two people who were friends forever, and now they want to go out. This book had very good poems in it. -Jordan Senbetrand, class of 2008
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A Maze Me: by Naomi Shihab Nye |
| 118 pages (811 NYE) | |
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I am the Darker Brother editied by Arnold Adoff |
| A collection of
modern poems by African-Americans. 207 pages. (811 ADO) |
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American Sports Poems |
| 226 pages. (811 AME) | |
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Heart to Heart edited by Jan Greenberg |
| Contemporary poems
inspired by 20th century American art. 80 pages. (811 HEA) |
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Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States
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| Celebrates
the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of growing up Latino
in America. Includes works by poets such as Sandra Cisneros, Martín
Espada, Gary Soto, Ed Vega, and others. (811 COO) |
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The Woman I Kept to Myself by Julia Alvarez |
| Poetry by a popular Hispanic author. (811 ALV) | |