WritersCorps. Paint me like I am.Harper-Collins, Tempest. 128p. illus. c2003.0-06-447264-7. $6.99. JS This slim little volume of poems by "at risk" teenagers who participated in creative writing classes sponsored by the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. group called WritersCorps is a powerful voice in the world of poetry today. These poems were often inspired by assignments to help the students develop a springboard for their creativity, and they divide the book into chapter-like sections. "Friendship" and "Furious" are sample titles of chapters, which also reflect main poems in these areas. The painful feelings reflected in the poems make the reader realize that these are kids who have often seen, heard and/or experienced life beyond their young years: "I remember when my first crush crush A combination commodity trade in which soybean futures are purchased and soybean meal or oil futures are sold. Compare reverse crush. died of a / Drive-by. / I remember when I / felt like the whole world / Stopped." Adolescents have been given the opportunity to write from their souls. In the environment of these workshops they can wax poetic about their anxieties and the rawness of their more vulnerable selves: "Why don't somebody / Anybody / Ask me what no one dares to ask / Like / What I feel." Noted poet Nikki Giovanni Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni (born June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author. Giovanni is currently a Distinguished Professor of English at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. introduces this wonderful little book with these words that so well capture its essence: "We need food for the soul I We need poetry. / We deserve poetry." You don't really have to love poetry to find appeal in these talented voices from WritersCorps' newest volume. With some touches of rap, hip hop hip-hop or hip hop n. 1. A popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. adj. and slam, this is a wonderful addition to any school or public library that serves teens. Sally M. Tibbetts, LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check) An error checking method that generates a parity bit from a specified string of bits on a longitudinal track. In a row and column format, such as on magnetic tape, LRC is often used with VRC, which creates a parity bit for each , Maine H.S., Des Plaines Des Plaines, city, United States Des Plaines (dĕs plānz), city (1990 pop. 53,223), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1925. Among its manufactures are chemicals and electronic equipment. , IL |
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