Overview

A poetry collection for young adults brings together some of the most compelling and vibrant voices today reflecting the experiences of teen immigrants and refugees. Contributors to Ink Knows No Borders- ELIZABETH ACEVEDO | SAMIRA AHMED | KAVEH AKBAR | EAVAN BOLAND | CHEN CHEN | SAFIA ELHILLO | MART N ESPADA | CARLOS ANDR S G MEZ | JOSEPH O. LEGASPI | ADA LIM N | EMTITHAL MAHMOUD | BAO PHI | ALBERTO R OS | ERIKA L. S NCHEZ | GARY SOTO | CHRYSANTHEMUM TRAN | OCEAN VUONG | JAVIER ZAMORA . . . and many others. This collection of sixty-four poems by poets who come from all over the world shares the experience of first- and second-generation young adult immigrants and refugees. Whether it's cultural and language differences, homesickness, social exclusion, racism, stereotyping, or questions of identity, the Dreamers, immigrants, and refugee poets included here encourage readers to honor their roots as well as explore new paths, offering empathy and hope. Many of the struggles described are faced by young people everywhere- isolation, self-doubt, confusion, and emotional dislocation. But also joy, discovery, safety, and family. This is a hopeful, beautiful, and meaningful book for any reader.

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Author:   Patrice Vecchione ,  Alyssa Raymond ,  Javier Zamora
Publisher:   Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Weight:   0.368kg
ISBN:  

9781609809072

ISBN 10:   1609809076
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   12 March 2019
Recommended Age:   From 12 to 16 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Editors’ Note  Patrice Vecchione and Alyssa Raymond Foreword Javier Zamora Departure: July 30, 1984  Joseph O. Legaspi Immigrant  Lena Khalaf Tuffaha First Light  Chen Chen Origin / Adoption  Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello Dear America  Sholeh Wolpé Second Attempt Crossing  Javier Zamora Bent to the Earth  Blas Manuel De Luna A Hymn to Childhood  Li-Young Lee Immigrant Aria  Rajiv Mohabir On Being American Samira Ahmed Oklahoma  Hala Alyan On Listening to Your Teacher Take Attendance Aimee Nezhukumatathil The Break-In  Hafizah Geter #Sanctuary  JoAnn Balingit Extended Stay America  Janine Joseph Choi Jeong Min Franny Choi Muslim Girlhood Leila Chatti Fluency  Michelle Brittan Rosado Master Film  Solmaz Sharif The Key  Ladan Osman Ode to the Heart  Ellen Bass The Sign in My Father’s Hands  Martín Espada History Lesson  Jeff Coomer My Father Takes to the Road  Jeff Tagami My Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears  Mohja Kahf Frank’s Nursery and Crafts  Bao Phi In Colorado My Father Scoured and Stacked Dishes  Eduardo C. Corral Learning to Pray  Kaveh Akbar Naturalization  Jenny Xie East Mountain View Paul Tran Acolyte  Tarfia Faizullah Tater Tot Hot-Dish  Hieu Minh Nguyen Pronounced  Carlos Andrés Gómez Off-Island Chamorros  Craig Santos Perez A New National Anthem Ada Limón Portrait of Isako in Wartime  Mia Ayumi Malhotra Domesticity  Kristin Chang The Poet at Fifteen  Erika L. Sánchez Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong  Ocean Vuong ode to the first white girl i ever loved  José Olivarez Talks about Race  Mahtem Shiferraw Mama  Emtithal Mahmoud Split  Cathy Linh Che When the Man at the Party Said He Wanted to Own a Filipino  Marianne Chan Ode to Enclaves  Chrysanthemum Tran Ethnic Studies  Terisa Siagatonu The Day I Realized We Were Black  Yesenia Montilla quaking conversation  Lenelle Moïse Atlantis  Elizabeth Acevedo The Border: A Double Sonnet  Alberto Ríos Las Casas Across Nations  Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs Mexicans Begin Jogging  Gary Soto Field Guide Ending in a Deportation  Marcelo Hernandez Castillo I Used to Be Much Much Darker  Francisco X. Alarcón A Habitable Grief  Eavan Boland Return Gala Mukomolova Adrift  Alice Tao Author’s Prayer Ilya Kaminsky Game Of Thrones Fatimah Asghar Oh, Daughter Monica Sok Refugees Brian Bilston Home Safiya Sinclair Undocumented Joy Yosimar Reyes self-portrait with no flag Safia Elhillo Afterword Emtithal Mahmoud Acknowledgments Biographies  Permissions  Index

Reviews

Though aimed at teens, this vivid, vital collection ... should find a ready audience with adults as well.... With bravura and hard-won insight, these poems explore identity, survival and home from first- and second-generation perspectives, offering a multiplicity of impressions and memories. --Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post I was moved again and again by the poems in this brave, beautiful and necessary collection. I found echoes of myself in many of the pieces, and I know so many young immigrants and Americans will find themselves, too. But it goes beyond that. I wish this book would be taught in homogenous communities, too, so readers with little understanding of immigration will have the chance to see its humanity. This is the most important book we will read this year. --Matt de la Pena, NY Times bestselling and Newbery Award winning author * Poems as piercing and reflective as the shards of a shattered mirror offer stunning glimpses into the lives and experiences of immigrants and refugees. Sixty-four pieces (many previously published) in a variety of forms capture an outcry of voices mourning loss, celebrating survival, breaking and remaking self and home. --*The Horn Book, starred review * A compilation of 65 poems that offer diverse and distinct narratives about the immigrant and refugee experiences. From being the child of immigrants to being a child immigrant, this collection contains stories of those pursuing the American dream--which sometimes turns into a nightmare. The duality and halfness of the immigrant or refugee identity, the pride, shame, and confusion it can bring, are explored in heartbreaking, breathtaking words. This collection cuts right to the heart of the matter at a time when it is most relevant. But as these pieces--originally published between 1984 and 2018--show, immigration stories are perennially relevant. Authors take their pain and use it to paint gripping accounts of racism, culture shock, separation from family, and the splitting of one's self that so often occur when dwelling within, outside, and along borders. It is but a glimpse into all the hardships--emotional, physical, mental and otherwise--that displaced people face. The poems take a variety of forms, and the contributors and their families have origins in Nigeria, the Philippines, South Korea, Pakistan, Guyana, Mexico, Syria, Sudan, Guam, Russia, Turkey, and more. Some contributors' names will be familiar to YA readers, including Elizabeth Acevedo, Samira Ahmed, and Gary Soto. This symphony of poetry is a necessary series of bruises and balms that will comfort those who have endured, uplift those who continue to struggle, and educate others. --*Kirkus Reviews, starred review An urgent and timely new poetry collection. --Nina McLaughlin, Boston Globe Vecchione and Raymond have gathered 64 poets from all over the world, their poetic voices as diverse as their experiences. Yet, they hold one element in common: a belief in dignity as an essential human right. ... these stories should resonate with youth who feel life deeply. --Booklist This piercing poetry collection's sixty-four pieces (many previously published) in a variety of forms mourn loss, celebrate survival, and explore breaking and remaking self and home. The poets--immigrants and refugees themselves, or from immigrant households--tackle topics including racism, displacement, assimilation, and resilience. The contributors all offer timely, culturally specific frames for the universal struggle of growing into oneself. Appended with brief poet biographies. --The Horn Book, recommended titles for 2019 An intricate, hard-won tapestry of poetic experience, with density best suited to thoughtful browsing or individual readalouds rather than reading straight through but with many resonant poems that will strike a chord either of recognition or realization with young readers. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books We are a nation of immigrants, but as we grow further away from our roots we tend to forget. These poems help us to reconnect to both negative states (poverty, separation-anxiety, fear of the unknown etc.) and new opportunities and challenges. -Wicked Local Poems are good for the soul and these poems in particular are a reminder that art and writing know no borders. -Lee Woodruff

* A compilation of 65 poems that offer diverse and distinct narratives about the immigrant and refugee experiences. From being the child of immigrants to being a child immigrant, this collection contains stories of those pursuing the American dream--which sometimes turns into a nightmare. The duality and halfness of the immigrant or refugee identity, the pride, shame, and confusion it can bring, are explored in heartbreaking, breathtaking words. This collection cuts right to the heart of the matter at a time when it is most relevant. But as these pieces--originally published between 1984 and 2018--show, immigration stories are perennially relevant. Authors take their pain and use it to paint gripping accounts of racism, culture shock, separation from family, and the splitting of one's self that so often occur when dwelling within, outside, and along borders. It is but a glimpse into all the hardships--emotional, physical, mental and otherwise--that displaced people face. The poems take a variety of forms, and the contributors and their families have origins in Nigeria, the Philippines, South Korea, Pakistan, Guyana, Mexico, Syria, Sudan, Guam, Russia, Turkey, and more. Some contributors' names will be familiar to YA readers, including Elizabeth Acevedo, Samira Ahmed, and Gary Soto. This symphony of poetry is a necessary series of bruises and balms that will comfort those who have endured, uplift those who continue to struggle, and educate others. --*Kirkus Reviews, starred review I was moved again and again by the poems in this brave, beautiful and necessary collection. I found echoes of myself in many of the pieces, and I know so many young immigrants and Americans will find themselves, too. But it goes beyond that. I wish this book would be taught in homogenous communities, too, so readers with little understanding of immigration will have the chance to see its humanity. This is the most important book we will read this year. --Matt de la Pe a, NY Times bestselling and Newbery Award winning author

Though aimed at teens, this vivid, vital collection ... should find a ready audience with adults as well.... With bravura and hard-won insight, these poems explore identity, survival and home from first- and second-generation perspectives, offering a multiplicity of impressions and memories. -- Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post I was moved again and again by the poems in this brave, beautiful and necessary collection. I found echoes of myself in many of the pieces, and I know so many young immigrants and Americans will find themselves, too. But it goes beyond that. I wish this book would be taught in homogenous communities, too, so readers with little understanding of immigration will have the chance to see its humanity. This is the most important book we will read this year. --Matt de la Pena, NY Times bestselling and Newbery Award winning author * Poems as piercing and reflective as the shards of a shattered mirror offer stunning glimpses into the lives and experiences of immigrants and refugees. Sixty-four pieces (many previously published) in a variety of forms capture an outcry of voices mourning loss, celebrating survival, breaking and remaking self and home. --*Horn Book, starred review * A compilation of 65 poems that offer diverse and distinct narratives about the immigrant and refugee experiences. From being the child of immigrants to being a child immigrant, this collection contains stories of those pursuing the American dream--which sometimes turns into a nightmare. The duality and halfness of the immigrant or refugee identity, the pride, shame, and confusion it can bring, are explored in heartbreaking, breathtaking words. This collection cuts right to the heart of the matter at a time when it is most relevant. But as these pieces--originally published between 1984 and 2018--show, immigration stories are perennially relevant. Authors take their pain and use it to paint gripping accounts of racism, culture shock, separation from family, and the splitting of one's self that so often occur when dwelling within, outside, and along borders. It is but a glimpse into all the hardships--emotional, physical, mental and otherwise--that displaced people face. The poems take a variety of forms, and the contributors and their families have origins in Nigeria, the Philippines, South Korea, Pakistan, Guyana, Mexico, Syria, Sudan, Guam, Russia, Turkey, and more. Some contributors' names will be familiar to YA readers, including Elizabeth Acevedo, Samira Ahmed, and Gary Soto. This symphony of poetry is a necessary series of bruises and balms that will comfort those who have endured, uplift those who continue to struggle, and educate others. --*Kirkus Reviews, starred review An urgent and timely new poetry collection. --Nina McLaughlin, Boston Globe Vecchione and Raymond have gathered 64 poets from all over the world, their poetic voices as diverse as their experiences. Yet, they hold one element in common: a belief in dignity as an essential human right. ... these stories should resonate with youth who feel life deeply. --Booklist An intricate, hard-won tapestry of poetic experience, with density best suited to thoughtful browsing or individual readalouds rather than reading straight through but with many resonant poems that will strike a chord either of recognition or realization with young readers. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ________________________________

* A compilation of 65 poems that offer diverse and distinct narratives about the immigrant and refugee experiences. From being the child of immigrants to being a child immigrant, this collection contains stories of those pursuing the American dream--which sometimes turns into a nightmare. The duality and halfness of the immigrant or refugee identity, the pride, shame, and confusion it can bring, are explored in heartbreaking, breathtaking words. This collection cuts right to the heart of the matter at a time when it is most relevant. But as these pieces--originally published between 1984 and 2018--show, immigration stories are perennially relevant. Authors take their pain and use it to paint gripping accounts of racism, culture shock, separation from family, and the splitting of one's self that so often occur when dwelling within, outside, and along borders. It is but a glimpse into all the hardships--emotional, physical, mental and otherwise--that displaced people face. The poems take a variety of forms, and the contributors and their families have origins in Nigeria, the Philippines, South Korea, Pakistan, Guyana, Mexico, Syria, Sudan, Guam, Russia, Turkey, and more. Some contributors' names will be familiar to YA readers, including Elizabeth Acevedo, Samira Ahmed, and Gary Soto. This symphony of poetry is a necessary series of bruises and balms that will comfort those who have endured, uplift those who continue to struggle, and educate others. --*Kirkus Reviews, starred review

I was moved again and again by the poems in this brave, beautiful and necessary collection. I found echoes of myself in many of the pieces, and I know so many young immigrants and Americans will find themselves, too. But it goes beyond that. I wish this book would be taught in homogenous communities, too, so readers with little understanding of immigration will have the chance to see its humanity. This is the most important book we will read this year. --Matt de la Pe a, NY Times bestselling and Newbery Award winning author * A compilation of 65 poems that offer diverse and distinct narratives about the immigrant and refugee experiences. From being the child of immigrants to being a child immigrant, this collection contains stories of those pursuing the American dream--which sometimes turns into a nightmare. The duality and halfness of the immigrant or refugee identity, the pride, shame, and confusion it can bring, are explored in heartbreaking, breathtaking words. This collection cuts right to the heart of the matter at a time when it is most relevant. But as these pieces--originally published between 1984 and 2018--show, immigration stories are perennially relevant. Authors take their pain and use it to paint gripping accounts of racism, culture shock, separation from family, and the splitting of one's self that so often occur when dwelling within, outside, and along borders. It is but a glimpse into all the hardships--emotional, physical, mental and otherwise--that displaced people face. The poems take a variety of forms, and the contributors and their families have origins in Nigeria, the Philippines, South Korea, Pakistan, Guyana, Mexico, Syria, Sudan, Guam, Russia, Turkey, and more. Some contributors' names will be familiar to YA readers, including Elizabeth Acevedo, Samira Ahmed, and Gary Soto. This symphony of poetry is a necessary series of bruises and balms that will comfort those who have endured, uplift those who continue to struggle, and educate others. --*Kirkus Reviews, starred review Vecchione and Raymond have gathered 64 poets from all over the world, their poetic voices as diverse as their experiences. Yet, they hold one element in common: a belief in dignity as an essential human right. ... these stories should resonate with youth who feel life deeply. --Booklist ________________________________

Though aimed at teens, this vivid, vital collection ... should find a ready audience with adults as well.... With bravura and hard-won insight, these poems explore identity, survival and home from first- and second-generation perspectives, offering a multiplicity of impressions and memories. -Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post I was moved again and again by the poems in this brave, beautiful and necessary collection. I found echoes of myself in many of the pieces, and I know so many young immigrants and Americans will find themselves, too. But it goes beyond that. I wish this book would be taught in homogenous communities, too, so readers with little understanding of immigration will have the chance to see its humanity. This is the most important book we will read this year. -Matt de la Pena, NY Times bestselling and Newbery Award winning author * Poems as piercing and reflective as the shards of a shattered mirror offer stunning glimpses into the lives and experiences of immigrants and refugees. Sixty-four pieces (many previously published) in a variety of forms capture an outcry of voices mourning loss, celebrating survival, breaking and remaking self and home. -The Horn Book, starred review This symphony of poetry is a necessary series of bruises and balms that will comfort those who have endured, uplift those who continue to struggle, and educate others. -Kirkus Reviews, starred review An urgent and timely new poetry collection. -Nina McLaughlin, Boston Globe Vecchione and Raymond have gathered 64 poets from all over the world, their poetic voices as diverse as their experiences. Yet, they hold one element in common: a belief in dignity as an essential human right. ... these stories should resonate with youth who feel life deeply. -Booklist This piercing poetry collection's sixty-four pieces (many previously published) in a variety of forms mourn loss, celebrate survival, and explore breaking and remaking self and home. The poets-immigrants and refugees themselves, or from immigrant households-tackle topics including racism, displacement, assimilation, and resilience. The contributors all offer timely, culturally specific frames for the universal struggle of growing into oneself. Appended with brief poet biographies. -The Horn Book, recommended titles for 2019 An intricate, hard-won tapestry of poetic experience, with density best suited to thoughtful browsing or individual readalouds rather than reading straight through but with many resonant poems that will strike a chord either of recognition or realization with young readers. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books We are a nation of immigrants, but as we grow further away from our roots we tend to forget. These poems help us to reconnect to both negative states (poverty, separation-anxiety, fear of the unknown etc.) and new opportunities and challenges. -Wicked Local

I was moved again and again by the poems in this brave, beautiful and necessary collection. I found echoes of myself in many of the pieces, and I know so many young immigrants and Americans will find themselves, too. But it goes beyond that. I wish this book would be taught in homogenous communities, too, so readers with little understanding of immigration will have the chance to see its humanity. This is the most important book we will read this year. --Matt de la Pe a, NY Times bestselling and Newbery Award winning author * A compilation of 65 poems that offer diverse and distinct narratives about the immigrant and refugee experiences. From being the child of immigrants to being a child immigrant, this collection contains stories of those pursuing the American dream--which sometimes turns into a nightmare. The duality and halfness of the immigrant or refugee identity, the pride, shame, and confusion it can bring, are explored in heartbreaking, breathtaking words. This collection cuts right to the heart of the matter at a time when it is most relevant. But as these pieces--originally published between 1984 and 2018--show, immigration stories are perennially relevant. Authors take their pain and use it to paint gripping accounts of racism, culture shock, separation from family, and the splitting of one's self that so often occur when dwelling within, outside, and along borders. It is but a glimpse into all the hardships--emotional, physical, mental and otherwise--that displaced people face. The poems take a variety of forms, and the contributors and their families have origins in Nigeria, the Philippines, South Korea, Pakistan, Guyana, Mexico, Syria, Sudan, Guam, Russia, Turkey, and more. Some contributors' names will be familiar to YA readers, including Elizabeth Acevedo, Samira Ahmed, and Gary Soto. This symphony of poetry is a necessary series of bruises and balms that will comfort those who have endured, uplift those who continue to struggle, and educate others. --*Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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"Poet, nonfiction writer and teacher Patrice Vecchione has edited several highly acclaimed anthologies for young adults including (from Henry Holt) Truth & Lies, which was named one of the best children's books by School Library Journal, Revenge & Forgiveness, and Faith & Doubt, named a best book of the year for young adults by the American Library Association. She's the author of Writing and the Spiritual Life (McGraw-Hill) and Step into Nature- Nurturing Imagination and Spirit in Everyday Life (Beyond Words/Atria), as well as two collections of poetry. For many years, Patrice has taught poetry and creative writing to young people (often working with migrant children) through her program, ""The Heart of the Word- Poetry and the Imagination."" She is also a columnist for her local daily paper, The Monterey Herald, and has published essays on children and poetry for several outlets including the California Library Association Journal. patricevecchione.com. Alyssa Raymond is a freelance editor of adult and YA fiction and nonfiction.Shehailsfrom Massachusetts and Colorado, whereshe taughtwriting and rhetoric at the University of Colorado at Boulderand was aveteran bookseller at her favorite independent bookstore, the Boulder Book Store."

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