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Legacy : women poets of the Harlem Renaissance  Cover Image Book Book

Legacy : women poets of the Harlem Renaissance / Nikki Grimes ; artwork by Cozbi A. Cabrera [and 16 others].

Grimes, Nikki, (author.). Cabrera, Cozbi A., (illustrator.).

Summary:

"From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators."

Record details

  • ISBN: 1681199440
  • ISBN: 9781681199443
  • Physical Description: 134 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface ; Harlem Renaissance ; Poetry form -- Part I: Heritage. Whatever / by Nikki Grimes [N.G.] -- Heritage / by Mae V. Cowdery -- Before / by N.G. -- I am not proud / by Helene Johnson -- Having my say / by N.G. -- I sit and sew / by Alice Dunbar-Nelson -- Room for dreams / by N.G. -- Joy / by Clarissa Scott Delany -- Leah's reunion / by N.G. -- Dusk / by Angelina Weld Grimké -- Vanish / by N.G. -- Jehovah's gesture / by Gertrude Parthenia McBrown -- Judgment / by N.G. -- Part II: Earth Mother. Earth, I thank you / by Anne Spencer -- Sweet sister / by N.G. -- Rondeau / by Jessie Redmon Fauset -- Tara takes on Montclair / by N.G. -- 1975 / by Anne Spencer -- Kneel / by N.G. -- Of Earth / by Mae V. Cowdery -- Seeing / by N.G. -- At the spring dawn / by Angela Weld Grimké -- Faithful / by N.G. -- Autumn evening / by Ida Rowland -- Strength training / by N.G. -- Part III: Taking Notice. Unseen / by Gertrude Parthenia McBrown -- Taking notice / by N.G. -- Flag salute / by Esther Popel -- A mother's lament / by N.G. -- Bronze legacy (to a brown boy) / by Effie Lee Newsome -- Like an eagle / by N.G. -- Your world / by Georgia Douglas Johnson -- Mother to daughter / by N.G. -- Four walls / by Blanche Taylor Dickinson -- What girls can do / by N.G. -- Prelude / by Lucy Ariel Williams -- Slow burn / by N.G. -- Advice / by Gwendolyn Bennett -- Brown poems / by N.G. -- Journey's end / by N.G. -- Resources. Poet biographies ; Artist biographies ; Acknowledgments ; Sources ; Index.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-14. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Grades 4-6. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Subject: American poetry > African American women authors.
African Americans > Juvenile poetry.
Harlem Renaissance > Influence.
Genre: Poetry.

Available copies

  • 18 of 18 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

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  • 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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North Kansas City Public Library J GRIMES (Text) 0001002428991 JUV Fiction Available -

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Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
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Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance


From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. For centuries, accomplished women--of all races--have fallen out of the historical records. The same is true for gifted, prolific, women poets of the Harlem Renaissance who are little known, especially as compared to their male counterparts. In this poetry collection, bestselling author Nikki Grimes uses "The Golden Shovel" poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of these groundbreaking women-and to introduce readers to their work. Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind art from today's most exciting female African-American illustrators: Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Cozbi A. Cabrera, Nina Crews, Pat Cummings, Laura Freeman, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Ebony Glenn, April Harrison, Vashti Harrison, Ekua Holmes, Cathy Ann Johnson, Keisha Morris, Daria Peoples-Riley, Andrea Pippins, Erin Robinson, Shadra Strickland, Nicole Tadgell, and Elizabeth Zunon. Legacy also includes a foreword, an introduction to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, author's note, and poet biographies, which make this a wonderful resource and a book to cherish. Acclaim for One Last Word A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner A New York Public Library Best Kids Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, Middle Grade A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Nonfiction

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