Quiet Storm - Hardcover

Okutoro, Lydia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786804610 ISBN 13: 9780786804610

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1999

Synopsis

Provides a groundbreaking collection of poems from various young authors of diverse African ancestries, covering an array of topics, such as family, Black pride, and spirituality.

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Jam With A Poet & Dancer by Nasra Victoria Abdi
Where My Blood Flows Deep by Nakeisha Adams
Until It's Over by Adesina Alexander
Destination: Freedom by Jennifer Andall
Listen by Rain Arrington
Passages Of Discovery by Rain Arrington
My Haiti by Rachel Augustin
The Question by Amy E. Auzenne
Reflections by Jason Dion Beasley
African American History by Richard Joel Bowers
Africa Finally Unites by Sheldon Brathwaite
True Mentors by Sheldon Brathwaite
My People, Slaves No More by Jason D. Churchwell
I Want Me A... by Natasha Davis
In Search Of The Beat by Deborah Y. De Shong
I Am The Creativity by Alexis De Veaux
Message From A Black Child by Akilah N. Evering
Black Girl by Malika Hadley Freydberg
Just Like Your Kiss by Maria Galati
Maurice by Maria Galati
Nappy Head by Maria Galati
To 40-oz. Drunks On The Corner by Maria Galati
Communication by Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
A Missing Sun by Kia Hayes
My People by James Langston Hughes
Knowledge by Alicia Ingram
When Things Seem To Fall Apart by Alicia Ingram
Mutt by Zarinah James
Quilted Soul by Sherley Jean-pierre
Yout Rebels by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Self-esteem by Maya Laws
Growing Up In The Ghetto by Taisha Lewis
I Used To Think by Jennifer Mclune
My First Love by Jennifer Mclune
My Black Self by Katrice L. Mines
Baby, Baby by Lydia Okutoro
Quiet Storm (for My Ebony People) by Lydia Okutoro
Halo by Kelley M. Page
Woman Warrior by J. Victoria Sanders
City Livin' by Lesley Tanai Sanders
Craig by Jaclyn M. Smith
I Write Poems by Rochelle N. Spencer
Siblings by Martin T. Sutler
A Tribute by Donna F. Thomas
Deracinee by Marie-sabine Thomas
Closer To Home by Kay Walker
My Inspiration by Kevin Walker
Message To The Dark-skinned In Denial by Chrisandra C. Wells
Trip To My Soul by Chrisandra C. Wells
Mulatto Child by Elizabeth G. Weston
Eternity by Carine Michelle Williams
A Black Girl Talks Of The United States by Wendy Ivy Wilson
Daddy by Wendy L. Wilson
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

From Booklist

This heartfelt collection features poems by young people, ages 13^-21, from the U.S., Canada, England, Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Panama, St. Thomas, and several African countries. Okutoro (who's originally from Nigeria) has grouped the poems by theme and uses works by well-known poets such as Hughes, Angelou, and Clifton to introduce each section. Although the poems vary tremendously in style and sophistication, all resonate with the passionate sincerity that teen poets can communicate so well. The book jacket is splendid: elegant and lively, with a black-and-white photo of the head of a young African American (gender ambiguous) hanging upside down to let shiny deadlocks cascade next to a marvelous poem by a 16-year-old celebrating the diverse roots of African Americans. The brief biographical notes at the end personalize the poems and may encourage many readers to try their hand at poetry. Teachers can make good year-round use of this excellent curriculum support source, and it will have special meaning during African American history month. Debbie Carton

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0786804610
• ISBN 13: 9780786804610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128