Description
Poetry. Children's Literature. California Interest. This unique anthology of vibrant, contemporary poetry by over 50 San Francisco poets, including Lawrence Ferlinghetti and current San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro MurguĂa, will delight and further the creative growth of children, youth, and adults alike. The book includes an appendix of 26 lessons for teachers and parents based on poems in the collection. It has been placed in all 72 San Francisco public elementary schools, all 14 public middle schools, and the city's 29 public libraries—free of charge. Culturally diverse and multilingual (there are poems in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Farsi, with English translations), the book is also attractively illustrated throughout with black and white drawings by an accomplished collection of fine artists. The universal appeal of this collection brings poetry into focus as humanity's most heartfelt, insightful, and impactful mode of expression and inspiration.
Author Bio
Virginia Barrett is a poet, writer, artist, editor, and educator. She earned her MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco where she was poetry editor of Switchback. Her six books of poetry include Between Looking (Finishing Line Press, 2019) and CROSSING HAIGHT: SAN FRANCISCO POEMS (Jambu Press, 2018). Her prose has appeared in The Writer's Chronicle, The Raven's Perch, Awakenings and elsewhere. Lead designer for LIGHT ON THE WALLS OF LIFE-A TRIBUTE ANTHOLOGY TO LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI (Jambu Press, 2022), she is also the editor of two anthologies of contemporary San Francisco poetry including OCCUPY SF -POEMS FROM THE MOVEMENT (Jambu Press, 2012). She has twice received writing residency grants from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of Taos, New Mexico and has been nominated for Best of the Net and a Pushcart Prize. She has taught poetry, creative writing, and visual art throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for over two decades, including in the MFA in Writing program at the University of San Francisco.
Author City: SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA