Voices in the Air

Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners
by Naomi Shihab Nye (Author)

Booktalk: This collection of ninety-five original poems was written in honor of the artists, writers, poets, historical figures, ordinary people, and diverse luminaries from past and present who have inspired the poet.

Snippet:
Propriety
How dare they they they
say say say
anything we can or cannot do with our own
red and blue
We are voting for ourselves
unbound by convention
your convention

A 2018 Cybils Poetry nominee

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