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Published
2014
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Memoir
Section
Young Adult

How I Discovered Poetry

Marilyn Nelson

A memoir in verse about growing up a Black military kid in the 1950s and finding poetry.

  • Coretta Scott King Author Honor 2015
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Themes

Poetry & writingRace & racismReal lives & history

Mood

Feels inspiring, reflective.

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