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“There has never been a shortage of hope and change for young artists and writers under the age of twenty-five. It’s their currency—to experiment, penetrate layers and realms and eras and elements, participate in many directions, discover what is coming next,” says the poet Naomi Shihab Nye in her introduction to this astonishing collection. Twenty-five poets under twenty-five . . . five poems each. You can read this book in one sitting or dip into it when the mood strikes. The voices you will discover are accessible, raw, hopeful, funny, and unforgettable. Includes an introduction by Naomi Shihab Nye, extensive notes on the contributors, and indexes.

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Alternately raw, poignant, quiet, and loud Readers will have no trouble finding little pieces of themselves in this beautifully orchestrated collection. --School Library Journal (starred review)

[An] exceptionally well-selected collection. --The Horn Book

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Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet and anthologist and the acclaimed author of Habibi: A Novel and Sitti's Secrets, a picture book, which was based on her own experiences visiting her beloved Sitti in Palestine. Her book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has taught writing and worked in schools all over the world, including in Muscat, Oman. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.

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