Voices from the March on Washington
by J. Patrick Lewis (Author) and George Ella Lyon (Author)
Booktalk: This powerful poetry collection weaves together the voices of six fictional narrators to tell the story of the March on Washington, DC, in 1963.
RAYMOND JARVIS, 25
B.A. DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
OUT-OF-WORK STORE CLERK
AMARILLO, TEXAS
THE RIDE
When we take our seats, the bus comes alive
honeybee people swarming to a hive,
buzzing with excitement and disbelief
at doing something to ease our grief.
This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up will be hosted by The Poem Farm.
Copyright © 2014 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
Another amazing collection by JPL – thanks for highlighting it today, Anastasia! = )
This just arrived in my mailbox…so looking forward to reading these important poems. Thank you…and happy Poetry Friday!
Sounds like a great collection, and one with many curriculum-integration opportunities. I shared a JPL poem for Poetry Friday this week as well!