Serena at Savvy Verse and Wit is hosting a blog tour in honor of National Poetry Month and I wondered if there was any way I could participate. I’m not one to sit down and read anthologies of poetry and in fact, there is nothing that I hated more than dissecting poems in high [...]
Yesterday I just reviewed the book My People that was illustrated to a Langston Hughes poem, so why not another one today? The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes and illustrated by E.B. Lewis is a beautiful book with simply stunning watercolor spreads.
Langston Hughes was just 18 when he composed The Negro Speaks of [...]
I enjoy books that have excellent photography, which is why I was curious about My People by Langston Hughes with photographs by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Hughes 1923 poem is a simple one:
The night is beautiful,
So the faces of my people.
The stars are beautiful,
So the eyes of my people
Beautiful, also, is the sun.
Beautiful, also, are the [...]
Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas’ Sproutings is a fantastic collection of haiku by Pat Mora accompanied by illustrations from Rafael López.
Have you ever thought about where some of your favorite foods come from? This Thanksgiving as you sit down to pumpkin or pecan pie, mashed potatoes, corn, or cranberry sauce, think about if you know [...]
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