The Spoken Word Revolution (slam, hip hop & the poetry of a new generation)
10 best books like The Spoken Word Revolution (slam, hip hop & the poetry of a new generation) (Billy Collins): Blood Dazzler, Heart to Heart: New Poems Inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art, Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Western Wind: An Introduction to Poetry, Poetry Speaks: Hear Great Poets Read Their Work from Tennyson to Plath, What Have You Lost?, Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems, Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat, Word of Mouth: Poems Featured on NPR's All Things Considered, Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School
In minute-by-minute detail, Patricia Smith tracks Hurricane Katrina as it transforms into a full-blown mistress of destruction. From August 23, 2005, the day Tropical Depression Twelve developed, through August 28 when it became a Category Five storm with its “scarlet glare fixed on the trembling...
| Author | Jan Greenberg |
| ISBN | 0810943867 |
Fantastic concept. Seeing the works of art through the poets' eyes really helped me see more in them, connect with them on a deeper level. Many were new to me, though, and that was interesting, too.
I really liked what Bobbi Katz did in "Lessons from a Painting by Rothko" for one of Marc Rothko's...
| Author | Miguel Algarín |
| ISBN | 0805032576 |
I'm currently reading some of the authors in the "Founding Poems" section of this book, for the Poets of Color class I'm teaching. As well, I've just recently read and will reread Miguel Algarín's introduction. I'm so interested especially in the section of this intro re: the Open Room, and the open...
| Author | David Mason |
| ISBN | 0072819596 |
WESTERN WIND is an introduction to the elements of craft that make poetry sing, a superior anthology of classic and contemporary poetry, and a guide for students to poetics, writing about poetry, and critical theory. In this text, two well respected poets bring their love of the craft of poetry into...
| Author | Elise Paschen |
| ISBN | 1570717206 |
Poetry Speaks features the work of the most influential writers in modern poetry-written and performed-from 1892 to 1997. This book combines their most significant poems in print with the authors themselves reading their poetry on audio CD. Poets range from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Walt Whitman,...
| Author | Naomi Shihab Nye |
| ISBN | 0380733072 |
What have you lost? A friend? A brother? A wallet? A memory? A meaning? A year?
Each Night
Images,
dream news,
fragments,
flash
then fade.
These darkened walls.
Here, I say.
Climb into
this story.
Be remembered!
Jay Bremyer
00-01...
| Author | Kristine O'Connell George |
| ISBN | 0618152504 |
Award-winning poet Kristine O’Connell George, author of several successful picture books, now turns her attention to the middle school experience. The first year brings an array of challenges: making new friends, moving from class to class, tests and homework, changing for PE, gossip, school...
| Author | Nikki Giovanni |
| ISBN | 1402210485 |
Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. Poetry can have both a rhyme and a rhythm. Sometimes it is obvious; sometimes it is hidden. But either way, make no mistake, poetry is as vibrant and exciting as it gets. And when you find yourself clapping your hands or tapping your feet,...
| Author | Catherine Bowman |
| ISBN | 0375713158 |
Starting in 1995, NPR’s All Things Considered began presenting poets reading their own works. Introduced by “poetry DJ” Catherine Bowman, these popular short segments allowed listeners to experience poetry as a kind of verbal music, recalling its roots as a spoken art form. Word of Mouth,...
Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School
Fans of the best-selling For the Good of the Earth and Sun will applaud this sequel by beloved author Georgia Heard - an inspiring and practical handbook that celebrates the natural power of poetry to teach the essential tools of all writing.
Awakening the Heart explores how to cultivate the...
| Author | Charles Wright |
| ISBN | 0743299744 |
The Best American Poetry series is a beloved mainstay of American poetry. This year's edition was edited by one of the most admired and acclaimed poets of his generation, Charles Wright. Known for his meditative and beautiful observations of landscape, change, and time,Wright brings his particular...
| Author | Ogden Nash |
| ISBN | 0671727893 |
Ogden Nash was a humorist poet who regularly took wild liberties with rhyme and meter, often coming up with delightful and absurd results. As the forward to this collection states: "Nash is the master of surprising words that nearly-but-do-not-quite-match, words which rhyme reluctantly, words...
| Author | Gary Soto |
| ISBN | 0152055649 |
Few writers capture the everyday moments of life like Gary Soto. In direct and vivid poems, he draws from his own youth in California's Central Valley to portray the joys and sorrows of young people. His writing focuses on Latino characters, yet speaks to readers of all ethnicities. Acclaimed...
| Author | Alix Olson |
| ISBN | 1580052215 |
Female spoken word artists have become the spokeswomen for a new generation. This demanding oral poetry of the early 21st century has defined a vanguard of lithely muscled voices; women who think and act decisively to create their distinctive and desperately earned realities. The combination of...
| Author | Tony Medina |
| ISBN | 0609808400 |
Bum Rush the Page is a groundbreaking collection, capturing the best new work from the poets who have brought fresh energy, life, and relevance to American poetry.
“Here is a democratic orchestration of voices and visions, poets of all ages, ethnicities, and geographic locations coming...
| Author | Taylor Mali |
| ISBN | 1887012176 |
A Book At the Bottom of Your To-Read List
So, I thought that there was a requirement for the challenge to read poetry-- which would have been a challenge for me, since I don’t think I’ve read any poetry since I was in high school. (Confession of the day) In any case, I wanted to read more of Mali’s...
| Author | Betsy Franco |
| ISBN | 0763610356 |
Teenage girls tell their own stories—in compelling poetry and prose paired with 42 striking black-and-white photographs.
The voices in this collection have so much to question, so much to grieve. They have so much to celebrate, so much to rage against. They’re ready to speak up and begin...
| Author | Saul Williams |
| ISBN | 0965830810 |
The first book from one of the most gifted poets of the Hip Hop Generation. The Seventh Octave features some of this great young poets most revered poems. From "OHM," to "Sha Clack Clack," Saul's words are breathtaking and powerful with every read. The Seventh Octave is a must-have collection for any...
| Author | Anis Mojgani |
| ISBN | 0981521363 |
I'd only heard of two of the poets in this compilation (Andrea Gibson and Sonya Renee), so I was glad to be introduced to even more contemporary touring poets! Each poet talked about such evocative, emotional topics regarding moving, family, relationships, personality, and it was all so good. ...
