"Equally moving for both young adult and adult readers, this new collection is bursting with the greatest writers of our generation: Chrysanthemum Tran, Paul Tran, Samira Ahmed, Jose Olivarez, Franny Choi, Ocean Vuong, Fatimah Asghar, Safia Elhillo, Elizabeth Acevedo, and more. An essential book for all believers of poetry and justice."
Publisher Triangle Square
Publication Date 2019
Section Young Adult / Poetry / All Staff Suggestions / Nonfiction Suggestions / Kaleigh O.
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781609809072
Contributors to Ink Knows No Borders:
ELIZABETH ACEVEDO | SAMIRA AHMED | KAVEH AKBAR | EAVAN BOLAND | CHEN CHEN | SAFIA ELHILLO | MARTÍN ESPADA | CARLOS ANDRÉS GÓMEZ | JOSEPH O. LEGASPI | ADA LIMÓN | EMTITHAL MAHMOUD | BAO PHI | ALBERTO RÍOS | ERIKA L. SÁNCHEZ | 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.
