{"product_id":"ink-knows-no-borders-isbn-9781609809072","title":"Ink Knows No Borders","description":"Contributors to \u003ci\u003eInk Knows No Borders\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eELIZABETH ACEVEDO | SAMIRA AHMED | KAVEH AKBAR | EAVAN BOLAND | CHEN CHEN | SAFIA ELHILLO | MARTÍN ESPADA | CARLOS ANDRÉS GÓMEZ | JOSEPH O. LEGASPI | ADA LIMÓN | EMTITHAL MAHMOUD | BAO PHI | ALBERTO RÍOS | ERIKA L. SÁNCHEZ | GARY SOTO | CHRYSANTHEMUM TRAN | OCEAN VUONG | JAVIER ZAMORA . . . and many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This collection of sixty-four poems by poets who come from all over the world shares the experience of first- and second-generation young adult immigrants and refugees. Whether it’s cultural and language differences, homesickness, social exclusion, racism, stereotyping, or questions of identity, the Dreamers, immigrants, and refugee poets included here encourage readers to honor their roots as well as explore new paths, offering empathy and hope. Many of the struggles described are faced by young people everywhere: isolation, self-doubt, confusion, and emotional dislocation. But also joy, discovery, safety, and family. This is a hopeful, beautiful, and meaningful book for any reader.Editors’ Note \u003cbr\u003ePatrice Vecchione and Alyssa Raymond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eJavier Zamora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeparture: July 30, 1984 \u003cbr\u003eJoseph O. Legaspi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmigrant \u003cbr\u003eLena Khalaf Tuffaha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Light \u003cbr\u003eChen Chen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigin \/ Adoption \u003cbr\u003eMarci Calabretta Cancio-Bello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDear America \u003cbr\u003eSholeh Wolpé\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecond Attempt Crossing \u003cbr\u003eJavier Zamora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBent to the Earth \u003cbr\u003eBlas Manuel De Luna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Hymn to Childhood \u003cbr\u003eLi-Young Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmigrant Aria \u003cbr\u003eRajiv Mohabir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Being American\u003cbr\u003eSamira Ahmed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOklahoma \u003cbr\u003eHala Alyan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Listening to Your Teacher Take Attendance\u003cbr\u003eAimee Nezhukumatathil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Break-In \u003cbr\u003eHafizah Geter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#Sanctuary \u003cbr\u003eJoAnn Balingit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtended Stay America \u003cbr\u003eJanine Joseph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChoi Jeong Min\u003cbr\u003eFranny Choi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuslim Girlhood\u003cbr\u003eLeila Chatti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFluency \u003cbr\u003eMichelle Brittan Rosado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaster Film \u003cbr\u003eSolmaz Sharif\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Key \u003cbr\u003eLadan Osman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOde to the Heart \u003cbr\u003eEllen Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sign in My Father’s Hands \u003cbr\u003eMartín Espada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory Lesson \u003cbr\u003eJeff Coomer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy Father Takes to the Road \u003cbr\u003eJeff Tagami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy Grandmother Washes Her Feet in the Sink of the Bathroom at Sears \u003cbr\u003eMohja Kahf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank’s Nursery and Crafts \u003cbr\u003eBao Phi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Colorado My Father Scoured and Stacked Dishes \u003cbr\u003eEduardo C. Corral\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning to Pray \u003cbr\u003eKaveh Akbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaturalization \u003cbr\u003eJenny Xie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEast Mountain View\u003cbr\u003ePaul Tran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcolyte \u003cbr\u003eTarfia Faizullah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTater Tot Hot-Dish \u003cbr\u003eHieu Minh Nguyen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePronounced \u003cbr\u003eCarlos Andrés Gómez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOff-Island Chamorros \u003cbr\u003eCraig Santos Perez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA New National Anthem\u003cbr\u003eAda Limón\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePortrait of Isako in Wartime \u003cbr\u003eMia Ayumi Malhotra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDomesticity \u003cbr\u003eKristin Chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Poet at Fifteen \u003cbr\u003eErika L. Sánchez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomeday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong \u003cbr\u003eOcean Vuong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eode to the first white girl i ever loved \u003cbr\u003eJosé Olivarez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTalks about Race \u003cbr\u003eMahtem Shiferraw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMama \u003cbr\u003eEmtithal Mahmoud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSplit \u003cbr\u003eCathy Linh Che\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Man at the Party Said He Wanted to Own a Filipino \u003cbr\u003eMarianne Chan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOde to Enclaves \u003cbr\u003eChrysanthemum Tran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthnic Studies \u003cbr\u003eTerisa Siagatonu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Day I Realized We Were Black \u003cbr\u003eYesenia Montilla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003equaking conversation \u003cbr\u003eLenelle Moïse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtlantis \u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Acevedo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Border: A Double Sonnet \u003cbr\u003eAlberto Ríos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLas Casas Across Nations \u003cbr\u003eGabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMexicans Begin Jogging \u003cbr\u003eGary Soto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eField Guide Ending in a Deportation \u003cbr\u003eMarcelo Hernandez Castillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI Used to Be Much Much Darker \u003cbr\u003eFrancisco X. Alarcón\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Habitable Grief \u003cbr\u003eEavan Boland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturn\u003cbr\u003eGala Mukomolova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdrift \u003cbr\u003eAlice Tao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor’s Prayer\u003cbr\u003eIlya Kaminsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGame Of Thrones\u003cbr\u003eFatimah Asghar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh, Daughter\u003cbr\u003eMonica Sok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRefugees\u003cbr\u003eBrian Bilston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHome\u003cbr\u003eSafiya Sinclair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUndocumented Joy\u003cbr\u003eYosimar Reyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eself-portrait with no flag\u003cbr\u003eSafia Elhillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eEmtithal Mahmoud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eBiographies \u003cbr\u003ePermissions \u003cbr\u003eIndex\"Though aimed at teens, this vivid, vital collection ... should find a ready audience with adults as well.... With bravura and hard-won insight, these poems explore identity, survival and home from first- and second-generation perspectives, offering a multiplicity of impressions and memories.\" \u003cb\u003e—Mary Quattlebaum, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I was moved again and again by the poems in this brave, beautiful and necessary collection. I found echoes of myself in many of the pieces, and I know so many young immigrants and Americans will find themselves, too. But it goes beyond that. I wish this book would be taught in homogenous communities, too, so readers with little understanding of immigration will have the chance to see its humanity. This is the most important book we will read this year.\" \u003cb\u003e—Matt de la Peña, NY Times bestselling and Newbery Award winning author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Poems as piercing and reflective as the shards of a shattered mirror offer stunning glimpses into the lives and experiences of immigrants and refugees. Sixty-four pieces (many previously published) in a variety of forms capture an outcry of voices mourning loss, celebrating survival, breaking and remaking self and home.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This symphony of poetry is a necessary series of bruises and balms that will comfort those who have endured, uplift those who continue to struggle, and educate others.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An urgent and timely new poetry collection.\" \u003cb\u003e—Nina McLaughlin, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vecchione and Raymond have gathered 64 poets from all over the world, their poetic voices as diverse as their experiences. Yet, they hold one element in common: a belief in dignity as an essential human right. ... these stories should resonate with youth who feel life deeply.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This piercing poetry collection's sixty-four pieces (many previously published) in a variety of forms mourn loss, celebrate survival, and explore breaking and remaking self and home. The poets—immigrants and refugees themselves, or from immigrant households—tackle topics including racism, displacement, assimilation, and resilience. The contributors all offer timely, culturally specific frames for the universal struggle of growing into oneself. Appended with brief poet biographies.\"\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, recommended titles for 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An intricate, hard-won tapestry of poetic experience, with density best suited to thoughtful browsing or individual readalouds rather than reading straight through but with many resonant poems that will strike a chord either of recognition or realization with young readers.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We are a nation of immigrants, but as we grow further away from our roots we tend to forget. These poems help us to reconnect to both negative states (poverty, separation-anxiety, fear of the unknown etc.) and new opportunities and challenges.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWicked Local\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePoet, nonfiction writer and teacher \u003cb\u003ePatrice Vecchione\u003c\/b\u003e has edited several highly acclaimed anthologies for young adults including (from Henry Holt) Truth \u0026amp; Lies, which was named one of the best children's books by School Library Journal, Revenge \u0026amp; Forgiveness, and Faith \u0026amp; Doubt, named a best book of the year for young adults by the American Library Association. She's the author of Writing and the Spiritual Life (McGraw-Hill) and Step into Nature: Nurturing Imagination and Spirit in Everyday Life (Beyond Words\/Atria), as well as two collections of poetry. For many years, Patrice has taught poetry and creative writing to young people (often working with migrant children) through her program, \"The Heart of the Word: Poetry and the Imagination.\" She is also a columnist for her local daily paper, The Monterey Herald, and has published essays on children and poetry for several outlets including the California Library Association Journal. patricevecchione.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlyssa Raymond\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance editor of adult and YA fiction and nonfiction. She hails from Massachusetts and Colorado, where she taught writing and rhetoric at the University of Colorado at Boulder and was a veteran bookseller at her favorite independent bookstore, the Boulder Book Store.","brand":"Triangle Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301010067685,"sku":"NP9781609809072","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781609809072.jpg?v=1767730062","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ink-knows-no-borders-isbn-9781609809072","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}