The poetry of us : with favorites from Maya Angelou, Walt Whitman, Gwendolyn Brooks, and more : more than 200 poems that celebrate the people, places, and passions of the United States / edited by J. Patrick Lewis, former U.S. Children's Poet Laureate.

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  • Author(s): Lewis, J. Patrick
  • Language:
    English
  • Publication Information:
    Washington, DC : National Geographic, [2018]
  • Publication Date:
    2018
  • Physical Description:
    191 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publication Type:
    Book
  • Document Type:
    Bibliographies; Poetry
  • Subject Terms:
    United States -- Juvenile poetry
  • Availability: 8 Holdings
  • Additional Information
    • Abstract:
      Summary: Experience the great diversity of America on a trip through each of the 50 states and the many cultures, traditions, histories, and passions that define us. Taste sweet blueberries and baked beans in New England, hear the bustle of city music and the call of market vendors in the Mid-Atlantic, and watch the sunrise over gentle ridges and silent swamps in the Southeast. Attend city parades and small-town festivals in the Midwest, join cowboys and songwriters in the Great Plains, sweep through sleeping deserts and running rivers in the Rocky Mountain West, and dive into the salty seas, sylvan valleys, and snowy shorelines of the Pacific Coast. From Langston Hughes's Alabama mornings to Edna St. Vincent Millay's New York ferry rides, distinctive voices celebrate the spirit that unites us.
    • Content Notes:
      New England -- Mid-Atlantic -- Southeast -- Midwest -- Great Plains -- Rocky Mountain West -- Pacific Coast -- Territories.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (page 185) and indexes.
      1 3 4 5 10 16 17 19 20 22
    • Other Titles:
      Poetry of U.S.
    • ISBN:
      9781426331855
      1426331851
      9781426331862
      142633186X
    • Accession Number:
      2017035089
    • Accession Number:
      1052553241
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1049307