Legacy : women poets of the Harlem Renaissance / Nikki Grimes ; artwork by Cozbi A. Cabrera [and 16 others].
"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. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | American poetry > African American women authors. African Americans > Juvenile poetry. Harlem Renaissance > Influence. |
Genre: | Poetry. |
Available copies
- 19 of 19 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | J GRIMES (Text) | 0001002428991 | JUV Fiction | Available | - |
Adair County Public Library | JUV 811.54 Gri (Text) | 34029002550688 | Juv Non Fiction | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | 811.54 GRI (Text) | 33042004747690 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Carthage Public Library | JNF 811.54 Grimes, Nikki (Text) | 34MO2001808266 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Arnold | J 811.54 GRIMES (Text) | 30061040089886 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Northwest | J 811.54 GRIMES (Text) | 30051100019436 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Windsor | J 811.54 GRIMES (Text) | 30065040020361 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | J 811.54 GRIMES (Text) | 2004533595 | Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-Hermann | J811.54 GRI (Text) | 3007257050 | Juvenile NonFiction | Available | - |
Scenic Regional-New Haven | J811.54 GRI (Text) | 3007257026 | Juvenile NonFiction | Available | - |
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."