I remember waking up to the fresh smell of Pancakes   I remember tumbling and scraping my knee outside  I remember my cousins sleeping over  I remember viewing movies at the theater  I remember sleeping on the bottom half of a bunk bed  I...

I am from alarm clocks blaring, chargers hanging and water spraying.I am from the garden and both sides of the park, (Morning and Central.)I am from Birds chirping, cars speeding and construction sweeping. I am from tip-of-the-morning pancakes and spices...

I say this because of her using the steps you take in hopscotch to talk about the things she may have had to deal with, rent, less food, loosing jobs, etc. Every time the person jumps to their next...

Because of the constant reference back to the Hopscotch game while she talks about the struggles of Harlem living. "One foot down then hop", "In the air, now both feet down" , "Hold for three, then twist and Jerk"...

Because of it's quick switch from playing a game with you feet to the accommodations of "living in Harlem". Late rent, due to the lack of money. Need of food and even the constant arguments inside the household. I...

For example when she shares past memories of people walking down the street, street numbers, and even the stores on the corner. It's interesting how these little details can define a place and make it different then any other...

Tish, the protagonist in If Beale Street Could Talk, has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. One, she is Determined. Two, she is Loving. Three, she is happy. These traits influence her relationships with others. “The novel begins...

I think this is my favorite out of the many poetry books I've read, mainly because of how so little words can bring such deep feelings and hidden truths we would all prefer to hide from.  This book makes me...

 I appreciate the way this book makes you imagine things. If there are multiple ways of seeing something and making others see it too just by your wordplay more and more people will be attracted to it, and listen.  In...

This poetry book for me provides a sense of comfort and growth, because it makes you start thinking of the thoughts you buried so deep down trying to hide. To finally gain enough courage to accept them and carry...

This poetry book makes me feel confident and inspired from the way it can grab your “insecurities” or lack of judgement, and create a brand new vision.  I appreciate it because of her go getter mentality. The way she...

Selected poems by langston hughes  The Selected Poems Of Langston Hughes makes me feel “educated” (in a sense)  because of the quick turn it can take from appreciating life and the littlest things, too big issues like Racism and gender equality.   I...

The protagonist is playing the story of a dog who goes through four reincarnations, and comes back every time as a different hound. He is seeking "a dog's purpose in life" each time he has been resurrected and “given...

She's doing it for the baby.