National Poetry Month at the Library

April is National Poetry Month!  We have a very large collection of poetry books, as well as an impressive selection of novels-in-verse.  But here are some of the latest and greatest titles for kids and teens.

Away with Words: Wise and Witty Poems for Language Lovers by Mary Ann Hoberman (03/2022)
If This Bird Had Pockets: A Poem in Your Pocket Day Celebration by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater (03/2022)
And We Rise: The Civil Rights Movement in Poems by Erica Martin (02/2022)
On the Move: Home Is Where You Find It by Michael Rosen (02/2022)
Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita Engle (02/2022)
African Town: Inspired by the True Story of the Last Americaian Slave Ship by Irene Latham & Charles Waters (01/2022)
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life by Marilyn Nelson (01/2022)
Hidden Powers: Lise Meitner's Call to Science by Jeannine Atkins (01/2022)
Mother Goose Goes to India by Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sehgal (01/2022)
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi (01/2022)

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