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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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505 0 0 |g Letter from the editors --  |t Speaking in the silence /  |r Carolyn Holbrook --  |t No kinda right /  |r Nikki Grimes --  |t The human hand has 27 bones /  |r Sun Yung Shin --  |t Last words /  |r D. R. Bernstrom --  |t I don't know where he kept his gun, with headlines /  |r Laura Ruby --  |t Breath under water /  |r Kao Kalia Yang --  |t They tried to bury the neighborhood /  |r Ty Chapman --  |t See you tomorrow /  |r Erin Entrada Kelly --  |t A new national anthem /  |r Ada Limon --  |t This has always been our active shooter drill /  |r Jason Reynolds --  |t Can we please give the police department to the grandmothers? /  |r Junauda Petrus --  |t Church /  |r Ari Tison --  |t Without context /  |r Padma Benkatraman --  |t Saturday morning on 3rd and Lenora /  |r Tae Keller --  |t This year, 29 anti-trans bills become law /  |r Ollie Schminkey --  |t Uvalde villain-elle /  |r K. A. Holt --  |t Watershed (a scene from the very near future) /  |r Kyle Tran Myhre --  |t “Designed for off the chain” call & response gorget /  |r Douglas Kearney --  |t 8 (9) /  |r Bao Phi --  |t The policeman /  |r Jasmine Warga --  |t In English we say /  |r Fong Li Blessing --  |t The labor of a dream /  |r Aida Salazer --  |t Palabras y vida /  |r Margarita Engle --  |t For Renee Nicole Good /  |r Amanda Gorman --  |t The harvest destroys the hive /  |r Karuna Riazi --  |t A broken crown for homeless queer youth /  |r Alice Paige --  |t Termi(nation) /  |r Kinsale Drake --  |t Commandment /  |r Kauakanilehua Mahoe Adams --  |t 1972 /  |r Hannah V. Sawyerr --  |t Elegy for slavery : middle passage to hip-hop /  |r Ronald Greer --  |t Say it with your whole black mouth /  |r Danez Smith --  |t The Lord is American /  |r W. J. Lofton --  |t A year since we took the city /  |r Taiwana Shambley --  |t Serve and protect /  |r Kekla Magoon --  |t After abolition /  |r Kyle Carrero Lopez --  |t My recipe for freedom or if you see me in my backyard singing, mind yo' business /  |r Mariama J. Lockington --  |t I'm not bear clan, but /  |r Halee Kirkwood --  |t After they left /  |r Michael Kleber-Diggs --  |g Additional poem notes --  |g About the poets --  |g Suggested further reading --  |g Permissions. 
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521 |a Ages 13-18  |b Zest Books. 
521 |a Grades 10-12  |b Zest Books. 
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650 0 |a American poetry  |y 21st century. 
650 0 |a Young adult poetry, American. 
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700 1 |a Benkatraman, Padma,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Bernstrom, D. R.,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Blessing, Fong Li,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Chapman, Ty,  |e contributor ;  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Drake, Kinsale,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Engle, Margarita,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Gorman, Amanda,  |d 1998-  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Greer, Ronald L.  |c II,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Grimes, Nikki,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Holbrook, Carolyn  |q (Carolyn L.),  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Holt, K. A.,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Kearney, Douglas,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Keller, Tae,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Kelly, Erin Entrada,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Kirkwood, Halee,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Kleber-Diggs, Michael,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Limón, Ada,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Lockington, Mariama,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Lofton, W. J.,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Lopez, Kyle Carrero,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Magoon, Kekla,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Myhre, Kyle Tran,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Paige, Alice,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Petrus, Junauda,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Phi, Bao,  |d 1975-  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Reynolds, Jason,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Riazi, Karuna,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Ruby, Laura,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Sawyerr, Hannah V.,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Schminkey, Ollie,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Shambley, Taiwana,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Shin, Sun Yung,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Salazar, Aida,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Smith, Danez,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Tison, Ari,  |e contributor,  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Warga, Jasmine,  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Yang, Kao Kalia,  |d 1980-  |e contributor. 
700 1 |a Davis, Damon,  |d 1985-  |e illustrator. 
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