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3) And we stay
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Sent to an Amherst, Massachusetts, boarding school after her ex-boyfriend shoots himself, seventeen-year-old Emily expresses herself through poetry as she relives their relationship, copes with her guilt, and d begins to heal.
7) A snow story
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A young boy begins writing poems in the snow that are read and responded to by wildlife, and he continues writing them throughout his life.
10) The candy smash
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"Explores the distinctive power of poetry and love--fourth grade style"--
12) Hate that cat
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Jack is studying poetry again in school, and he continues to write poems reflecting his understanding of famous poems and how they relate to his life.
With plenty of poetry from Tennyson, Eliot, and Poe, along with a hilarious hero and one amazing surprise, Newbery Medalist Creech makes magic once again, in this narrative poem sequel to her acclaimed "Love That Dog."
13) Every last word
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"Consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off, a girl coping with Purely-Obsessional OCD learns to accept herself and take control of her life through her experiences in poetry club"--
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In this interview, American writer, artist, performer Eileen Myles (b.1949) discusses the various philosophies that motivate her work, including the language of film, embodied performance, and the alienation evoked by bodily vulgarity. Myles links her wide range of artistic and literary practice with notions of abstraction, improvisation, and the mythology of gender, which she explores in relation to her own identity as a working, middle-class lesbian...
18) Dead man's float
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"His poems succeed on the basis of an open heart and a still-ravenous appetite for life."--The Texas Observer"Harrison doesn't write like anyone else, relying entirely on the toughness of his vision and intensity of feeling."--Publishers Weekly"Harrison's essential honesty is deeply affecting."--Library JournalThe title Dead Man's Float is inspired by a technique used by swimmers to conserve energy when exhausted, to rest up for the long swim to shore....
19) Bronx masquerade
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Everyone has a story to tell. There's Wesley, writing a poem and actually wanting to read it out loud, poetry slam style. Lupe, who thinks having a baby will give her the love she so desperately needs. Raynard, hiding a secret behind his silence. Janelle, struggling to come to terms with her body image. One by one, the eighteen voices in Mr. Ward's class speak up, show themselves to the world and deal with the consequences. Through the poetry they...
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