I loved poetry as a teenager, but it’s rare to find a collection that I feel confident recommending to Real Actual Teens today. Then I read this kick-ass, thought-provoking, feminist collection of poems inspired by fairy tale tropes, and I was blown away. Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Hepperman Published:September 23rd 2014… Continue reading Book Review: Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Hepperman
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Library Programs and Displays for National Poetry Month
I love poetry, and I really loved reading and writing poetry as a teenager, so sharing poetry with teens in the library is something I love to do. April is National Poetry Month, which presents many opportunities for all sorts of programming in libraries. Here’s a roundup of ideas for promoting poetry in the… Continue reading Library Programs and Displays for National Poetry Month
2014 Book Bloggers Love-a-thon: Book Spine Poetry
This post is one of the challenges of the Book Blogger Love-a-thon hosted by Kate of Tales of Books and Bands and Alexa of Alexa Loves Books. I love really creative book spine poetry, and it’s a challenge we’ve done at the library for National Poetry Month in the past. When trying to compose a poem with a… Continue reading 2014 Book Bloggers Love-a-thon: Book Spine Poetry
Back Tomorrow: Federico García Lorca Exhibit at NYPL
Here’s a not-so-secret secret: I never would have gone to BEA if not for the opportunity to see Back Tomorrow: Poet in New York, an exhibit on Federico García Lorca’s time at Columbia University at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building of the New York Public Library. I fangirl over this dead gay poet like tweens… Continue reading Back Tomorrow: Federico García Lorca Exhibit at NYPL
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman Published: September 25th 2012 by Candlewick Source: local library Synopsis (Goodreads): On the night of October 6, 1998, a gay twenty-one-year-old college student named Matthew Shepard was lured from a Wyoming bar by two young men, savagely beaten, tied to a remote fence, and left… Continue reading October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman
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