Genre: Poetry

¡Andale, Prieta!: A Love Letter to My Family

by Yasmin Ramirez

Age 12 or older

Community: Mexican/Mexican American

A Bit of Earth

by Karuna Riazi

Age 08 or older

Community: Pakistani/Pakistani American

A Season for Building Houses

by Authors: Ibrahim Shkara, Richard Akera, Ahmed Abbas, Fadumo Issack, Omar Raouf, Clautel Buba, Eric Martinez, Khadija Mohamed, Rasha Usif, Michée Runyambo, Amira Al Sammrai, Elahe Seddiqi, Sahara Hassan, Aden Isaack, Judica'elle Irakoze, Faris Baziga, Ali Aljubyly, Edna Adan, Chrispo Niyokwizerwa, Emmanuel Muya, Ralph Houanche, Elias Nasrat, Annick Umutoniwase, Vassily Murangira, Hanen Mohammad, Jordy Izere, Rachel Iradukunda, Maryama Abdi, Edna Thecla-Akimana, Mohamed Awale, Yann Tanguy Irambona, Benjamin Bivigete Ibrahim Shkara, Richard Akera, Ahmed Abbas, Fadumo Issack, Omar Raouf, Clautel Buba, Eric Martinez, Khadija Mohamed, Rasha Usif, Michée Runyambo, Amira Al Sammrai, Elahe Seddiqi, Sahara Hassan, Aden Isaack, Judica'elle Irakoze, Faris Baziga, Ali Aljubyly, Edna Adan, Chrispo Niyokwizerwa, Emmanuel Muya, Ralph Houanche, Elias Nasrat, Annick Umutoniwase, Vassily Murangira, Hanen Mohammad, Jordy Izere, Rachel Iradukunda, Maryama Abdi, Edna Thecla-Akimana, Mohamed Awale, Yann Tanguy Irambona, Benjamin Bivigete

Age 12 or older

Community: Afghan/Afghan American, Burundian/Burundian American, Cameroonian/Cameroonian American, Congolese/Congolese American, Egyptian/Egyptian American, Haitian/Haitian American, Indian/Indian American, Iraqi/Iraqi American, Jordanian/Jordanian American, Kenyan/Kenyan American, Rwandan/Rwandan American, Salvadoran/Salvadoran American, Saudi Arabian/Saudi American, Somali/Somali American, South Sudanese/South Sudanese American, Sudanese/Sudanese American, Syrian/Syrian American, Tanzanian/Tanzanian American, Ugandan/Ugandan American, Various

Abuela, Don’t Forget Me

by Rex Ogle

Age 13 or older

Community: Unspecified (Hispanic/Latinx/Latine)

Alas salvajes (Wings in the Wild)

by Margarita Engle

Age 12 or older

Community: Cuban/Cuban American

Aniana del Mar Jumps In

by Jasmine Mendez

Age 08 or older

Community: Dominican/Dominican American

Break This House

by Candice Iloh

Age 12 or older

Community: Nigerian/Nigerian American

Call Me Adnan

by Reem Faruqi

Age 08 or older

Community: Muslim/Muslim American, Pakistani/Pakistani American

Inheritance: A Visual Poem

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Age 13 or older

Community: Dominican/Dominican American

Islands Apart: Becoming Dominican American

by Jasminne Mendez

Age 12 or older

Community: Dominican/Dominican American

Mirror to Mirror

by Rajani LaRocca

Age 08 or older

Community: Indian/Indian American

Punching Bag

by Rex Ogle

Age 13 or older

Community: Mexican/Mexican American

Saints of the Household

by Ari Tison

Age 14 or older

Community: Bribri/Bribri American, Costa Rican/Costa Rican American

Singing with Elephants

by Margarita Engle

Age 08 or older

Community: Cuban/Cuban American

The Honey Jar: An Armenian’s Escape to Freedom

by Joan Schoettler

Age 08 or older

Community: Armenian/Armenian American

They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid’s Poems

by David Bowles

Age 10 or older

Community: Mexican/Mexican American, Various (Hispanic/Latinx/Latine)

Wearing My Mother’s Heart

by Sophie Thakur

Age 12 or older

Community: Gambian/Gambian American, Sri Lankan/Sri Lankan American

When Clouds Touch Us

by Thanhhà Lai

Age 08 or older

Community: Vietnamese/Vietnamese American

Wings in the Wild

by Margarita Engle

Age 12 or older

Community: Cuban/Cuban American