| Description |
120 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Emergency measures / Nikki Grimes -- Storm ending / Jean Toomer -- Truth / Nikki Grimes -- Life and death / Clara Ann Thompson -- Crucible of champions / Nikki Grimes -- For a poet / Countee Cullen -- A Safe place / Nikki Grimes -- Calling dreams / Georgia Douglas Johnson -- The Sculptor / Nikki Grimes -- We wear the mask / Paul Laurence Dunbar -- Jabari unmasked / rNikki Grimes -- Mother to son / Langston Hughes -- Lessons / Nikki Grimes -- As the eagle soars / Jean Toomer -- No hamsters here / Nikki Grimes -- An except from To Usward / Gwendolyn Bennett -- In search of a superpower / Nikki Grimes -- Hope / Georgia Douglas Johnson -- On bully patrol / Nikki Grimes -- The Negro speaks of rivers / rLangston Hughes -- David's old soul / Nikki Grimes -- To a dark girl / Gwendolyn Bennett -- Through the eyes of artists / Nikki Grimes -- Common dust / Georgia Douglas Johnson -- A Dark date for Josh / Nikki Grimes -- No images / Waring Cuney -- Blurred beauty / Nikki Grimes -- The Minor key / Clara Ann Thompson -- Common denominator / Nikki Grimes -- I leave the glory days / Nikki Grimes. |
| Summary |
"In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance -- including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era -- by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using "The Golden Shovel" poetic method, Grimes has written a collection of poetry that is as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking. This special book also includes original artwork in full-color from some of today's most exciting African American illustrators, who have created pieces of art based on Nikki's original poems. Featuring art by: Cozbi Cabrera, R. Gregory Christie, Pat Cummings, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Nikki Grimes, E. B. Lewis, Frank Morrison, Brian Pinkney, Sean Qualls, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, Shadra Strickland, and Elizabeth Zunon. A foreword, an introduction to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, author's note, poet biographies, and index makes this not only a book to cherish, but a wonderful resource and reference as well"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-117) and index. |
| Audience |
NP Lexile |
| Note |
NP Lexile |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Poetry.
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American poetry.
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| ISBN |
9781619635548 (hardback) |
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