NATIONAL POETRY MONTH, APRIL 2003

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Bibliography of Poetry For and By Young Adults

Adoff, Arnold. All the Colors of the Race.
Poems from the perspective of a multi-racial child.
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Adoff, Arnold. Slow Dance Heart Break Blues.
Poems about the hopes, fears and desires of adolescence.
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Angst!: Teen Verses from the Edge.
Teens expressing themselves, as only teens can.
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Carlson, Lori M., Editor. Cool Salsa. Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States.
A collection that includes the many countries that contribute to being Latino.
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Clinton, Catherine. I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry.
Writers include Lucy Terry, Gwendolyn Bennett and Alice Walker.
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Fleischman, Paul. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices.
Fourteen poems about insects intended to be read out loud by two speakers.
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Fletcher, Ralph. I Am Wings: Poems About Love.
Poems exploring various experiences of love from the perspective of several teens.
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Franco, Betsy. Things I Have to Tell You: Poems and Writing by Teenage Girls.
Collection of writing by girls 12 to 18 years of age, revealing the secrets which enabled them to overcome the challenges they faced.
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Franco, Betsy. You Hear Me? Poems and Writings by Teenage Boys.
Only fair to give the guys a voice!
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Herrera, Juan Felipe. Laughing Out Loud, I Fly.
Poems in English and Spanish about growing up in two cultures.
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Hispanic, Female and Young.
An anthology of poems by Hispanic-American women.
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Hopkins, Lee Bennett. My America: a Poetry Atlas of the United States.
Poems evoke the seven geographical regions of the U.S.
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Johnson, James Weldon. God's Trombones. Seven Negro Sermons in Verse.
Poetic rendition of sermons the author remembers from his youth. An American classic.
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Knudson, R. R. and May Swenson. American Sports Poems.
Running, hunting, boxing, football and baseball, from the spectator's perspective.
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Medearis, Angela Shelf. Skin Deep and Other Teenage Reflections.
One of Austin's own authors—a natural resource in her own right—captures both the joys and horrors of growing up.
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Mora, Pat. My Own True Name. New and Selected poetry for young adults, 1984-1999.
Poetry written and selected by a perennial favorite.
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Nelson, Marilyn. Carver: A Life in Poems.
Lyrical account of the life of the revered botanist and inventor.
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Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry.
An introduction to the art form, discussion by practitioners, and loads of eligible poetry.
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Rising Voices: Writings of Young Native Americans.
A collection of poems and essays in which young Native Americans speak of their identity, their families and communities, rituals, and the harsh realities of their lives.
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Rosenberg, Liz, Ed. Invisible Ladder: A Young Reader's Anthology of Contemporary Poetry.
Poems by Robert Bly, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, Nikki Giovanni, and others, with photos and commentary.
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Sandford, Lyne. Ten-Second Rainshowers: Poems by Young People.
Poems about childhood, family, and nature, all written by kids aged eight to 18.
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Shange, Ntozake. for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.
The now-famous play in its original poetic form.
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Soto, Gary. Neighborhood Odes.
21 poems about growing up in a Hispanic neighborhood in the U.S.
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What Have You Lost?
Poems exploring all aspects of loss, selected by Austin's own Naomi Shihab Nye.
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When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans.
A collection of poems inspired by or matched with photographs of artifacts and people featured in the National Museum of the American Indian.
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Wood, Nancy, Spirit Walker.
Poems reflecting the deep spirituality and values of the Taos Indians.
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