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Witness poems to address the past, present, and future of policing

"A powerful poetry anthology from a multifaceted chorus of voices explores a range of experiences and emotions related to policing. This book gives readers an opportunity to reflect, to discuss, and above all, to witness"-- Provided by publisher.

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Other Authors: Adams, Kauakanilehua Māhoe (Contributor), Benkatraman, Padma (Contributor), Bernstrom, D. R. (Contributor), Blessing, Fong Li (Contributor), Chapman, Ty (Editor, contributor ;), Drake, Kinsale (Contributor), Engle, Margarita (Contributor), Gorman, Amanda, 1998- (Contributor), Greer, Ronald L. II (Contributor), Grimes, Nikki (Contributor), Holbrook, Carolyn (Carolyn L.) (Contributor), Holt, K. A. (Contributor), Kearney, Douglas (Contributor), Keller, Tae (Contributor), Kelly, Erin Entrada (Contributor), Kirkwood, Halee (Contributor), Kleber-Diggs, Michael (Contributor), Limón, Ada (Contributor), Lockington, Mariama (Contributor), Lofton, W. J. (Contributor), Lopez, Kyle Carrero (Contributor), Magoon, Kekla (Contributor), Myhre, Kyle Tran (Contributor), Paige, Alice (Contributor), Petrus, Junauda (Contributor), Phi, Bao, 1975- (Contributor), Reynolds, Jason (Contributor), Riazi, Karuna (Contributor), Ruby, Laura (Contributor), Sawyerr, Hannah V. (Contributor), Schminkey, Ollie (Contributor), Shambley, Taiwana (Contributor), Shin, Sun Yung (Contributor), Salazar, Aida (Contributor), Smith, Danez (Contributor), Tison, Ari (Contributor, Editor), Warga, Jasmine (Contributor), Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- (Contributor), Davis, Damon, 1985- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Zest Books, [2026]
Subjects:
Police > United States > Poetry.
Law enforcement > United States > Poetry.
American poetry > 21st century.
Young adult poetry, American.
Poetry > Young adult.
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Summary:"A powerful poetry anthology from a multifaceted chorus of voices explores a range of experiences and emotions related to policing. This book gives readers an opportunity to reflect, to discuss, and above all, to witness"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Audience:Ages 13-18
Grades 10-12
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9798765647240
Author Notes:Ari Tison is a Bribri poet and author based in Minnesota. Her YA hybrid poetry & prose novel Saints of the Household (2023) won multiple awards including the 2024 Walter Dean Myers Award and the 2024 Pura Belpré Award; it was also a finalist for the William C. Morris Award. Ari was chosen as a 2023 Publishers Weekly Flying Start. Her poems and short works have been published in numerous national magazines. Ty Chapman is an award-winning author and poet based in Minnesota. He is the author of many children's books and the poetry collection, Tartarus. Additionally, he co-edited the poetry anthology, Witness, with his friend and collaborator, Ari Tison. He has published poems through The Academy of American Poets, Water~Stone, and more.
Ty has received fellowships from The McKnight Foundation, Cave Canem, The Center for Arts + Social Justice,and The Loft Literary Center. He holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults through Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Damon Davis is an award-winning post-disciplinary artist who works and resides in St. Louis, Missouri. His work spans across illustration, painting, printmaking, music, film, and public art.

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