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The jacket copy reads “a book about a place”. This collection of poems gathered by Jane Yolen is also a book about a people, people who have chosen to plant their roots in this valley and those who came before us. You will laugh in recognition. An ode to the parking garage? Maybe shed a tear too.
Tagged: Local author, Massachusetts, Poetry
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This poetic book is beautifully illustrated with scratchboard and watercolor. Set on a family farm in New England, Blue on Blue is the story of a rain storm from dark skies to mud everywhere.
Tagged: Animals, Farms, New England, Poetry, Weather
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Matthew Shepard was a gay college student who was lured out to the prairie by two young men who brutally beat him, tied him to a fence and left him to die. Using a variety of poetic forms and various perspectives including from the fence, the victim and the perpetrators, Newman has created a book of poetry that is powerful to read and works extremely well as a tool to discuss important issues surrounding Shepard’s tragic death. Excellent forward, epilogue and explanation of the poetic forms used adds to the reader’s understanding and makes this an especially valuable book to use with high school students.