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Poets, American
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A Summer LifeThe poet recreates the life he experienced as a Chicano growing up in California's Central Valley. |
B SOTO |
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FirebirdMark Doty discusses what it was like to grow up as a homosexual, how his parents and siblings reacted to the news, and how he came to terms with his sexuality. |
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The Invisible LadderFeatures such poets as Robert Bly, Allen Ginsberg, Nikki Giovanni, and Galway Kinnell by including photos, selections of their work, and comments on their poetry. |
811 INV |
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Hang a Thousand Trees with RibbonsA fictionalized biography of the eighteenth-century African woman who, as a child, was brought to New England to be a slave, and after publishing her first poem when a teenager, gained reown throughou |
FIC Rin |
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Hang a Thousand Trees with RibbonsA fictionalized biography of the eighteenth-century African woman who, as a child, was brought to New England to be a slave, and after publishing her first poem when a teenager, gained renown througho |
FIC RIN |
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SoldierJune Jordan chronicles the first twelve years of her life and discusses how her experiences during those years influenced her writing. |
B JORDAN |
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Maya AngelouAn introduction the life and accomplishments of the African American writer, performer, and teacher accompanies a selection of her poems. |
811 ANG |
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William Carlos WilliamsAn introduction to the life of William Carlos Williams accompanies a selection of his poems. |
811 WIL |
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Carl SandburgA biography of the poet who became known for his ability to speak to the common people, by shaping out of the plain English of ordinary Americans the voice of their vast experience. |
B Sandburg |
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Living Up the StreetThe author describes his experiences growing up as a Mexican American in Fresno, California. |
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