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		<title>Word UP! Poetry both by and for teenagers</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/03/word-up-poetry-both-by-and-for-teenagers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 23:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Hubert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number one most requested list Andrew and I get here at Reading Rants Central is: &#8220;Could you make a poetry list, PLEASE?&#8221; The main reason I put off writing this list is because it&#8217;s very difficult to try and describe a book of poetry to someone who hasn&#8217;t read it. So for each of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Are Not Here by Samantha Schutz</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2010/09/15/you-are-not-here-by-samantha-schutz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Hubert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this heart-breaking verse novel, Annaleah is devastated when she gets the call that her sometime boyfriend Brian collapsed on the basketball court at the park and died. Just like that, Brian is gone. The situation feels surreal and Annaleah is in a state of shock. “It was absurd/that I had dirty laundry/and that Brian/was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pain Tree and Other Teenage Angst-Ridden Poetry collected and illustrated by  Esther Pearl Watson and Mark Todd</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/the-pain-tree-and-other-teenage-angst-ridden-poetry-collected-and-illustrated-by-esther-pearl-watson-and-mark-todd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 17:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amutch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it is: A collection of poetry by former and current teens, turned into a book by former &#8216;zine authors Watson and Todd. Short, (only 25 poems total) but so completely worth checking out, mostly for the amazingly cool/crude illustrations drawn by the eclectic compilers. What it ain&#8217;t: Trite, silly or over-the-top. Yeah, some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Wouldn&#8217;t Thank You for a Valentine: Poems for Young Feminists Edited by Carol Ann Duffy, illustrated by Trisha Rafferty</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/i-wouldnt-thank-you-for-a-valentine-poems-for-young-feminists-edited-by-carol-ann-duffy-illustrated-by-trisha-rafferty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 17:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amutch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it is: Poems by women of different races and ages, arranged to document the female experience from youth &#8217;til old age. What it ain&#8217;t: Despite the title, this isn&#8217;t pro-femi-nazi, man-hating stuff. (Sad to say, some of you still think the word &#8220;feminist&#8221; means that girls think they&#8217;re better than guys, and therefore hate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listen Up! Spoken Word Poetry  edited by zoe anglesey</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/listen-up-spoken-word-poetry-edited-by-zoe-anglesey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 17:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amutch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it is: A collection of poems by nine masters of the spoken word form who perfected their art in the Brooklyn Moon Cafe and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe here in NYC. A short bio of each of these poets of color is followed by three or four samples of their work. Spoken word poetry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Movin&#8217;: Teen Poets Take Voice edited by Dave Johnson</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/movin-teen-poets-take-voice-edited-by-dave-johnson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 17:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amutch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it is: The cream of the crop of teen-penned poems collected from the terrific New York Public Library and Poets House teen program, Poetry in the Branches. Editor Dave Johnson led poetry workshops where teens could write/read/share their poetic endeavors. Johnson picked these 36 pieces to represent all the good stuff he heard. What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truth &amp; Lies: An Anthology of Poems edited by Patrice Vecchione</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/truth-lies-an-anthology-of-poems-edited-by-patrice-vecchione/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/truth-lies-an-anthology-of-poems-edited-by-patrice-vecchione/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 17:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amutch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it is: A collection of poems by many different people (some you may recognize as a famous writer or philosopher) that illustrate the difference (and occasional similarities) between truth and untruth. Editor Patrice Vecchione writes in her introduction, &#8220;Poetry is a particular way of telling the truth&#8230;Often a poem will say what you know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys edited by Betsy Franco</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/you-hear-me-poems-and-writing-by-teenage-boys-edited-by-betsy-franco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 17:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amutch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Word UP!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What it is: Uncensored, untouched, raw and real poetry by the usually silent half of the teenage population&#8211;guys. Editor and mom Betsy Franco decided early on that she wouldn&#8217;t try to push these poems into &#8220;themes&#8221; or &#8220;meanings,&#8221; but let them speak for themselves. And do they ever! There&#8217;s rash, brash, tender and moving poetry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Have You Lost? Poems selected by Naomi Shihab Nye, photographs by Michael Nye</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/what-have-you-lost-poems-selected-by-naomi-shihab-nye-photographs-by-michael-nye/</link>
		<comments>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/what-have-you-lost-poems-selected-by-naomi-shihab-nye-photographs-by-michael-nye/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 17:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amutch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it is: A cool conceptual book of poetry that strives to answer the title question. Editor Naomi Shihab Nye chose poems about losing something, be it a real physical thing, or something ephemeral like freedom or innocence. But it&#8217;s not all sad and hopeless, some poems talk about the windows that open when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SlowDance HeartBreak Blues by Arnold Adoff  with artwork by William Cotton</title>
		<link>http://www.readingrants.org/2007/05/04/slowdance-heartbreak-blues-by-arnold-adoff-with-artwork-by-william-cotton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 17:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amutch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What it is: Only my most favorite book of poetry EVER! Arnold Adoff rocks&#8211;he&#8217;s written tons of poetry for children and teens, and it&#8217;s always great. But this is his best, IMHO. It&#8217;s like he crawled inside your teenage head and spread out it&#8217;s contents on a blank page. What kills me is how he [...]]]></description>
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