National Poetry Month for Teens

Updated April 3, 2024
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Poemhood, our black revival : history, folklore & the Black experience: a young adult poetry anthology
McBride, Amber
Paper Book
"A rich, thoughtful anthology exploring centuries of Black poetry." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "This deep and complex assemblage of Black poetry culminates in a joyful, painful, and emotionally rich experience." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An eclectic mix of Black...
Somebody give this heart a pen
Thakur, Sophia
Paper Book
In a powerful debut, rising star Sophia Thakur brings her spoken word performance to the page. Be with yourself for a moment. Be yourself for a moment. Airplane mode everything but yourself for a moment. From acclaimed performance...
With a star in my hand : Rubén Darío, poetry hero
Engle, Margarita
Paper Book
"Exceptional." --Booklist (starred review) "Heartfelt...Thoughtful and effective." --The Horn Book "Engle's lyrical poetry emotionally conveys the reality of being a greatly gifted, passionate, and deeply ambitious young man in a turbulent time." --BCCB<...
Jabberwalking
Herrera, Juan Felipe
Paper Book
Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Mexican-American Poet Laureate in the USA, is sharing secrets: how to turn your wonder at the world around you into weird, wild, incandescent poetry. Can you walk and talk at the same time? How about Jabber Walk? Can you write and draw and...
Poisoned apples : poems for you, my pretty
Heppermann, Christine.
Paper Book
"Simply phenomenal. Heppermann's honest voice grabs the reader with urgency. This collection is a champion for teens and adults who see our world as an advertisement for perfection that doesn't exist. Readers will want to read these poems aloud over and over again."--A. S. King,...
For every one
Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
"A lyrical masterpiece." --School Library Journal (starred review) Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times...
You don't have to be everything : poems for girls becoming themselves
Whitney, Diana
Paper Book
Poems to Turn to Again and Again - from Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and More   Created and compiled just for young women, You Don't Have to Be Everything is filled with works by a wide range of poets who are honest,...
Voices in the Air Poems for Listeners
Nye, Naomi Shihab.
Paper Book
"Nye once again deftly charts the world through verse."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A beautifully constructed, thoughtful, and inspiring collection."--School Library Journal (starred review) Young People's Poet Laureate and National Book Award Finalist Naomi...

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