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Hilda Conkling (1910–1986) had her poems published in Poems by a Little Girl (1920), Shoes of the Wind (1922) and Silverhorn (1924). Abraham Cowley (1618–1667), Tragicall History of Piramus and Thisbe (1628), Poetical Blossoms (published 1633). Maureen Daly (1921–2006) completed Seventeenth Summer before she was 20. It was published in 1942.
Jason Reynolds (born December 6, 1983) is an American author of novels and poetry for young adult and middle grade audiences. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in neighboring Oxon Hill, Maryland, Reynolds found inspiration in rap and had an early focus on poetry, publishing several poetry collections before his first novel in 2014, When I Was the Greatest, which won the John Steptoe Award ...
Barbara Wersba (b. 1932) born in San Francisco, California and raised in New York City during her teen years, has published nine children's books including two books of children's poetry. [ 35 ] Charles Lamb (1775–1834), best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary ...
Though first published as "The Valley Nis" in Poems by Edgar A. Poe in 1831, this poem evolved into the version "The Valley of Unrest" now anthologized. In its original version, the speaker asks if all things lovely are far away, and that the valley is part Satan , part angel , and a large part broken heart.
Elizabeth Acevedo is an American poet and author. [1] In September 2022, the Poetry Foundation named her the year's Young People's Poet Laureate. [2]Acevedo is the author of the young adult novels The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land.
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A teenager has a specific reason for keeping her books away from her younger sister.. In a post on Reddit's "Am I the A-----?" forum, the teen, 17, wrote that she has "allowed" her sibling, 14 ...
Inheritance: A Visual Poem: Elizabeth Acevedo: Finalist [25] Me and White Supremacy (Young Readers' Ed.) Layla Saad: Finalist [25] Opening My Eyes Underwater: Essays on Hope, Humanity, and Our Hero Michelle Obama: Ashley Woodfolk: Finalist [25] 2024: Everyone’s Thinking It: Aleema Omotoni: Winner [26] [27] Adia Kelbara and the Circle of ...