Poetry - Teens

This collection is full of thought-provoking pieces that are relatable and transparent. In The Tears I've Cried, we travel through the mind of a young girl who struggles with mental illness. This book captures her journey through pieces that express her emotions, sometimes extreme...

Reading A True Soul is like having open-heart surgery on Christmas morning. It's a hug when you're bleeding. It's laughing at the accident on the side of the road. Helena Borden's poems are at once dark but inspirational, deeply sad yet bright and hopeful.Everyone...

To the person about to read my book, thank you for allowing me to talk to you. If you don't know me, hi, my name is Arrow. Throughout this book, you'll come to learn a lot more about me than just my name as...

"Broken Loki" is a powerful and emotive poetry book that captures the essence of heartache and the agony of love and loss. Written by the talented poet and empath, Loki Wizart, the book draws inspiration from the shared experiences of people who have suffered...

Laurie Boyle Crompton's coming of age in rural Pennsylvania and the New York City area in the 1970s and 1980s was anything but idyllic. In moving verse accompanied by diary-esque sketches, Crompton takes you along as she navigates relationships, plays the happy family at...

I have written songs and books, so can you... I wrote this book of songs to share my knowledge with everyone around the world, not to get rich or famous. This has been my dream. Writers like me write books to share our thoughts...

A fun & funny book in rap rhyme poetry that explains the disaster and dilemma of an on going trauma and tragedy.No more war por favor, an ongoing prayer for world peace that explores hyistory and has a recipe for a good future.Author: Frankcraven...

An anthology of powerful and thought-provoking poems that give voice to the young black male experience of trauma, anger, and hurt, ultimately leading to triumph and power. The poems are a raw and honest portrayal of young black men's struggles, from the loss of...

She Found Her Fire Within is author Willow Leigh's debut poetry publication. A chapbook filled with 26 poems representing 26 years of life on this beautiful planet. These poems come from more recent experiences that helped her heal generations of wounds and grow in...

Poetry can offer reminders for ourselves, each other, and the world. Poet, artist, and educator Joe Davis has written Remind Me Again: Poems and Practices for Remembering Who We Are, a collection of 41 poems that will inspire, challenge, and affirm readers from all...

In this bilingual poetry collection, Roberto Germ疣, shares writing across 20 years of his life. The poems tell stories of love, relationships, race, identity, and everyday living. These subjects divide the book into three parts. The poetic forms include free verse, rhyme, haiku and...

"Nye once again deftly charts the world through verse."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"A beautifully constructed, thoughtful, and inspiring collection."--School Library Journal (starred review)Young People's Poet Laureate and National Book Award Finalist Naomi Shihab Nye's uncommon and unforgettable voice offers readers peace, humor, inspiration, and solace....

Bayou Song: Creative Explorations of the South Louisiana Landscape is a poetic journey along Louisiana's Bayou Teche. Through poetry and art, explore the plants and animals that live along and in the bayou. Teachers will find ideas and prompts for teaching students about the...

In her twelve years of life, this is the first time Areej must truly start to find a meaning in her life as she goes through major emotional and territorial changes. Everything and everyone around her is changing and there is no stable, solid...

The majestic creature we know as the butterfly may not be large in size, but it is large and in meaning. From birth to caterpillar, to the formation of its cocoon. From the first subtle movements of the butterfly's fragile wings, it holds important...

Meet Fantasia, a small-town girl born in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 15th, 1986. She has found solace in writing, which has helped her cope with a lifetime of trauma. In this collection of poems, she shares her innermost thoughts and feelings, touching on...

The Golden Child's mind runs as wild as her hair, will her uniqueness become her cross to bear?"The Little Girl Lost in Rhyme" by Sabine Ruh House is a moving book filled with lush, poetic text and lyrical illustrations that perfectly encapsulates the importance...

This poetry book for teens follows a young girl's journey to overcome depression and anxiety with the love of Christ. On her path to happiness and healing, she finds that wounds bring wisdom and peace. A Journey Through Anxiety: 411, a self-help book for...

Depression can feel like a lonely room. No matter how desperate the struggle, the door is nowhere in sight. In My Therapist Told Me to Write This: Poems for Our Daughters, the narrator reminds us that there's always someone out there who cares, even...

Written Rhythms (And the Masochism Hidden Within Them) is a poetry collection spanning from January to December of 2022. Among them include poems about life, maturity, tea leaves, Dungeons & Dragons, and trying to connect with other people.Author: William KerrISBN-10: 1387217348ISBN-13: 9781387217342Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

On April 27th, 2019 at the tender age of 13 I lost my mother Robin Renee Colbert in a fatal car crash. My mothers passing left my 3 siblings and I motherless. This is a very vulnerable collection of my work expressing all the...

An introductory guide to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales with much explanatory material including a prologue introducing the poem, biographical material about Chaucer the tale-teller, and introductions to all the pilgrims. Excerpts from the poem itself are laid out side by side with the Old English...

Beginning writers are often struggling. They are working hard to develop their crafts, while juggling various challenges in their lives. This poem is for those who need reassurance that with time, the right experiences and continuous hard work, our writing skills will expand. It...

Alexandra discovered an insatiable desire for writing poetry while travelling through Southeast Asia in 2019. This is her debut poetry collection. It contains the original poems she wrote on her travels and encompasses her journey to the ripe age of 25. To learn more...

Everyone loves those moments of being in love. What happens when one love leaves?There are moments of chaosMoments of healingMoments of discovering the real youMoments to live your best lifeMoments to date and find your true love. Our first love is a special kind...

Rhymes From The HeartAn Intriguing collection of poetry that touches the very soul. Poems that are meant to help the reader to find peace in their words and joy and hope to those searching for it.Author: Alinda C. DanielsISBN-10: 163812275XISBN-13: 9781638122753Publisher: Pen Culture SolutionsLanguage:...

Quiet Please, I'm Rhyming! is the author's fifth book of humorous poetry. In this irreverent collection, he provides light-hearted commentary on a variety of topics, including American politics, the global pandemic that is sweeping the globe, cosmological lovers and how a near future might...

South Carolina, 1940s. A farmer's daughter marries her father's hired hand and the two of them have Paulette, a child who will grow up on her own in the 1950s and 60s. In an era when divorce was rare, Paulette's mother, was married three...

All Koreans enjoy sijosas a beloved form of poetry.But, pray, look beyond the sprinkling of wordsto find a treasure trove of history. Love Korea? You do? Then you HAVE TO dip your foot into the world of sijo! Have you heard of it? Pronounced...

All Koreans enjoy sijosas a beloved form of poetry.But, pray, look beyond the sprinkling of wordsto find a treasure trove of history. Love Korea? You do? Then you HAVE TO dip your foot into the world of sijo! Have you heard of it? Pronounced...

Preeti Kulkarni's inspired free verse celebrates love and family, her Asian American cultural identity, and longing. Kulkarni's straightforward and plaintive language asks the reader to read and reread to find the deeper meanings-to seek the undertow of youthful passion, curiosity, and heartbreak, with unsparing...

Remember when feelings were more than feelings, time was immaterial and love was immutable? This poetry collection is a product of the teen experience. An experiment in love and feeling, it captures the rawness and complexity of what it's like to be a teen...

This collection explores a range of tough topics, such as sexual assault, anxiety and depression, relationships and societal pressures. The reader is guided through these challenges by the sun and the moon, who are always there to lead a helping hand.Author: Sophie HambleyISBN-10: 1796009687ISBN-13:...

Everyone goes through a bad breakup. Sometimes we feel as if we lost the one, and it just hurts to lose the one you love. Men more often than not have difficulty expressing themselves because of the stereotypes of society, especially black men who...

If I wrote down what was in my mind Would you read it? Would you learn from it? Would it inspire in you, the same thing that it inspires in me? I will not claim to be transparent, But I will claim to house...

Performance poet Sophia Thakur offers a powerful new collection touching on intergenerational relationships, finding your voice, and what it means to be a woman. In her heartfelt second poetry collection, Sophia Thakur takes us on an emotionally charged journey through the lives of women...

muses from the moon is a collection of struggling faith, a holding on in the dark, well, never truly dark because like the moon needing the glow of the sun, we as humanity have been formed in the image of our Heavenly Father, the...

What happens when the magic runs out and the stars don't shine the way we want them to?We look for meaning in the way the stars connect and gleam, the way they shimmer and fade, the way they navigate us through life's toughest moments....

We live in a busy world and sometimes it is hard to be a good listener especially in a rushing world. Also, we live with diversity but with hope for more unity as we journey together forward. This book has simple and insightful poems...

WHAT'S THIS PRE-TEEN SH*T.THIS BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF POETRY. I'M 12 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE SEEN A LOT IN MY LIFE. SO, BEFORE YOU BLAME MY ATTITUDE ON BEING A PRETEEN WHY DON'T YOU READ TO UNDERSTAND ME.Author: Tyi'shon CISBN-10: 1088052487ISBN-13: 9781088052488Publisher:...

Let me take you through summer. Through looking at your friend and feeling the pang of secret love, the dreams that come after, the night air through the window. Hasty interactions that give too much away and nothing at all. The confusion of learning...

Shakespeare's complete sonnets in one beautiful edition, with an introduction from poet Andrew McMillan Love sonnets are for romantics, starry-eyed lovers and ardent hearts. And Shakespeare's sonnets are the best ever written. But this is why they are also for cynics, for star-crossed lovers...

In this poetry chapbook, seventeen-year-old poet, author, and journalist Vivian Rong learns that the world is a work in progress and documents her desires, feelings, hardships, and hopes through poems geared toward Generation Z. This chapbook showcases heartfelt poems addressing today's issues important to...

No one is safe in the world of Sabrina Guo's electrifying debut, Catalogue of Ripening. The village fish are poisoned with mercury. Children rehearse their endings with lockdown drills. A seawall becomes the sea. Balancing narrative impulse and lyric flair, Guo takes us on...

Jefferson High School's first LGBTQ support group is created after a student dies by suicide. As the new school year begins, six students join the group and sit in a circle every Monday afternoon-sometimes in silence, sometimes in heated dialogue-sharing pieces of their lives....

Rose writes poems and we just wanted to share her work of art with the world to see. She is still in high school and wants to become a great writer with her books and words. she is in the 9th gradeAuthor: Rose ParcherISBN-10:...

Tyree Colbert is a 16 year old Poet from Kansas City Missouri. This book gives a view into the window I look out of in everyday life. I share experiences with family, death, love, pain and betrayal. Author: Tyree Colbert, J. ColbertISBN-10: 1088053440ISBN-13: 9781088053447Publisher:...

In a compelling series of life events, the author transforms her trials and tribulations, victories and failures, and steps and leaps of faith filled with hope in God into a love story written in spoken word. The author has been called at the tender...

In this whimsical book, you will find a treasure chest of twenty-six poems-one for each letter of the alphabet-that illustrate everything about growing up, from the buoyancy of balloons to the nobility of knights.Much of Come Fly With Me was written and shared by...

Once neglected by our ancestors, mental health plays a pivotal part in everyone's modern-day life. We all strive to be happy and successful in our personal lives. However, what do we do when our fluttering negative thoughts become a constant stream of darkness? We...