One Last Word
Wisdom From the Harlem Renaissance
Bloomsbury · Print & ebook · August 4, 2020
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- Who it’s for
- Harlem Renaissance poetry meets Nikki Grimes’s original work and vivid contemporary illustration.
- Themes
- Harlem Renaissance, Poetry and literary influence, African American art
- Genres
- Poetry, African American Life (U.S.)
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"One Last Word is the work of a master poet." - Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Crossover From the New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes an emotional, special new collection of poetry inspired by the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most exciting African-American illustrators.
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Inspired by the writers of the Harlem Renaissance, bestselling author Nikki Grimes uses "The Golden Shovel" poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of master poets like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Jean Toomer, and others who enriched history during this era. Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind art from today's most exciting African American illustrators--including Pat Cummings, Brian Pinkney, Sean Qualls, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, and many more--to create an emotional and thought-provoking book with timely themes for today's readers. A foreword, an introduction to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, author's note, poet biographies, and index makes this not only a book to cherish, but a wonderful resource and reference as well. A 2017 New York Public Library Best Kids Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017, Middle Grade A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017, Nonfiction
Poetry in Conversation
Harlem Renaissance poetry meets Nikki Grimes’s original work and vivid contemporary illustration.
Come here for
- Golden Shovel poems inspired by Langston Hughes and other Harlem Renaissance poets
- A meeting of poetry and full-color art by African American illustrators
Expect
- An emotional, thought-provoking collection with timely themes
- Historical context, poet biographies, an author’s note, and an index
Where it sits
| African American Life (U.S.) | 94% |
|---|---|
| Poetry | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Stories in Verse
- Authors
- Nikki Grimes
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Published
- August 4, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Harlem Renaissance · Poetry and literary influence · African American art
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories