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Inheritance

Inheritance

A Visual Poem

In her most famous spoken-word poem, Elizabeth Acevedo, named the Poetry Foundation's Young People’s Poet Laureate in September 2022, embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad - the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance.

Product Code: 9034
ISBN: 9780062931948
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Pages: 48
Published Date: 05/03/2022
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They tell me to “fix” my hair.
And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten;
but how do you fix this shipwrecked
history of hair?

In her most famous spoken-word poem, Elizabeth Acevedo, named the Poetry Foundation's Young People’s Poet Laureate in September 2022, embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad - the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance.

:Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins, this poem can now be read in a vibrant package, making it the ideal gift, treasure, or inspiration for readers of any age.

Ages 13 and up


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An incredible amount of reflection appears in this slim volume, making this a wonderful choice for group discussions. Brave, sharp, and powerful.' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

'In this small book, every square inch of every page is full of color and visual depictions of the poem's evocative lines. The palette in Pippin's illustrations - every shade of brown and warm terracotta earth tones - echoes the poem's sentiments... [a] beautiful, inviting presentation of Acevedo's poem.' - Booklist (starred review)

'In spoken-word lines that explicate the tension between what people say and what they mean, Acevedo (Clap When You Land, The Poet X) confronts the cultural specter of hair-related prejudice through the lens of colonial history and Afro-Dominican identity.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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They tell me to “fix” my hair.
And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten;
but how do you fix this shipwrecked
history of hair?

In her most famous spoken-word poem, Elizabeth Acevedo, named the Poetry Foundation's Young People’s Poet Laureate in September 2022, embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad - the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance.

:Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins, this poem can now be read in a vibrant package, making it the ideal gift, treasure, or inspiration for readers of any age.

Ages 13 and up


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An incredible amount of reflection appears in this slim volume, making this a wonderful choice for group discussions. Brave, sharp, and powerful.' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

'In this small book, every square inch of every page is full of color and visual depictions of the poem's evocative lines. The palette in Pippin's illustrations - every shade of brown and warm terracotta earth tones - echoes the poem's sentiments... [a] beautiful, inviting presentation of Acevedo's poem.' - Booklist (starred review)

'In spoken-word lines that explicate the tension between what people say and what they mean, Acevedo (Clap When You Land, The Poet X) confronts the cultural specter of hair-related prejudice through the lens of colonial history and Afro-Dominican identity.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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