"Nye at her engaging, insightful best." -Kirkus Reviews (starred
review) Acclaimed poet and Young People's Poet Laureate Naomi
Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from
plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection
of more than eighty original and never-before-published poems. A
deeply moving, sometimes funny, and always provocative poetry
collection for all ages. "How much have you thrown away in your
lifetime already? Do you ever think about it? Where does this
plethora of leavings come from? How long does it take you, even one
little you, to fill the can by your desk?" ?Naomi Shihab Nye
National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Poet Laureate, and
devoted trash-picker-upper Naomi Shihab Nye explores these
questions and more in this original collection of poetry that
features more than eighty new poems. "I couldn't save the world,
but I could pick up trash," she says in her introduction to this
stunning volume. With poems about food wrappers, lost mittens,
plastic straws, refugee children, trashy talk, the environment,
connection, community, responsibility to the planet, politics,
immigration, time, junk mail, trash collectors, garbage trucks, all
that we carry and all that we discard, this is a rich, engaging,
moving, and sometimes humorous collection for readers ages twelve
to adult. Includes ideas for writing, recycling, and reclaiming,
and an index.
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