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• The Hill We Climb

  An Inaugural Poem for the Country

  Gorman, Amanda,

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  "The Hill We Climb," the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States.

• Just Us

  An American Conversation

  Rankine, Claudia

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  As everyday white supremacy becomes increasingly vocalized with no clear answers at hand, how best might we approach one another? Claudia Rankine, without telling us what to do, urges us to begin the discussions that might open pathways through this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Poet X

  Acevedo, Elizabeth

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  With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey church laws, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. When she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club, she doesn’t know if she could keep it secret, but she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tradition

  Brown, Jericho

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  Winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize For Poetry, Jericho Brown's anthology of poems about fatherhood, legacy, blackness, gay identity, worship, and trauma are propelled into stunning clarity by Brown’s mastery of his craft.

• Homie

  Poems

  Smith, Danez

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  Danez Smith's follows up his award-winning Don’t Call Us Dead (2017), with "Homie" his magnificent anthem about the saving grace of friendship. Rooted in the loss of one of Smith's close friends, this book comes out of the search for joy and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Body Looking

  Iloh, Candice,

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  Something a little different from the straight-forward poetry anthology, "Every Body Looking" is a debut novel in verse tells the story of Ada--daughter of an immigrant father and an African American mother--and her struggle to find a place for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Magical Negro

  Poems

  Parker, Morgan,

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  A National Book Critics Circle Poetry Award Winning title from the breakout author of "There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé" - is a profound and deceptively funny exploration of Black American womanhood. Focused primarily on depictions of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Postcolonial Love Poem

  Diaz, Natalie,

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  Finalist for The 2020 National Book Award For Poetry, Diaz's Postcolonial Love Poem is an anthem of desire against erasure. In her latest release, Diaz brings her signature sharp, insightful, exquisite language to a collection about America, about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Halal If You Hear Me

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  This is volume 3 of The BreakBeat Poets, a series dedicated to showcasing the hip-hop aesthetic in the written word. This volume focuses on work by Muslim poets who are women, queer, genderqueer, nonbinary, or trans. Readers who enjoy moving through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Girl Magic

  Various Authors

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  Hailed as one of the most diverse and important poetry anthologies of the last 25 years, The BreakBeat Poets continues and deepens the work of their first anthology by focusing on some of the most exciting Black women writing today in "Black Girl…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• LatiNext

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  LatiNext celebrates the embodied narratives 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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Citizen Illegal

  Poems

  Olivarez, José,

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  Combining wry humor with potent emotional force, Olivarez takes on complex issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and immigration using an everyday language that invites the reader in.