In April of 1996, poets in the United States received the recognition that they deserve. On this day the Academy of American Poets named April as National Poetry Month. Readers from all over America use this month to pay homage to the creativity of this art form. SCBookGal and Friends have created a list of the reads that will capture your attention and introduce others to this great art form. (All book links are connected to Amazon.)
Children (Ages 0-9)
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020
Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2020
All Because You Matter by Tami Charles; Orchard Books, October 6, 2020
Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene Perkins Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2017
Hip Hop Speaks To Children: A Celebration of Poetry With a Beat Edited by Nikki Giovanni, Sourcebooks Explore, 2008
The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children by Davida Adedjouma, Lee & Low Books, 1996
Tweens (10-14)
Amanda Gorman: Inspiring Hope with Poetry by Dr. Artika R. Tyner, Lerner Publications, 2022
And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in Poems by Eric Martin,Viking Books for Young Readers, 2023
Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Book, 2004
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, Versify, 2019
Say Her Name by Zetta Elliot, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2020
Before The Ever After By Jacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Books, 2022
Young Adult (14-17)
Dark Testament: Blackout Poems by Crystal Simone Smith, Henry Holt and Co., 2023
Respect the Mic : Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School / edited by Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Peter Kahn, Dan "Sully" Sullivan, Penguin Workshop, 2023
Black Flamingo by Dean Atta, Balzer + Bray, 2021
Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne, Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam, Balzer + Bra, 2021
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, Quill Tree Books, 2022
Adult (18- older)
Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans, 2021
Hood Vacations by Michal “MJ” Jones, 2023
Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances by Kwame Alexander, Little, Brown Company, 2023
Promise That You Will Sing About Me: the Power and Poetry of Kendrick Lamar by Miles Marshall Lewis.
Balladz by Sharon Olds, Knopf, 2022
No Land in Sight: Poems by Charles Simic, Knopf, 2022
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