Knucklehead poems

"While society often assigns the label 'knucklehead' to kids with attitude problems, this . . . poetry collection by spoken word poet and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. subverts that narrow way of thinking and empathizes with young people who are misunderstood and unheard. There are poems about the...

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Main Author: Keith, Tony, Jr (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]
Edition:First edition.
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