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Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice is a book written by Elizabeth Acevedo, Mahogany L. Browne, and Olivia Gatwood and illustrated by Theodore Taylor. This book is a collection of poems to inspire kids to stay woke and become a new generation of activists <ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44280832-woke Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice]. Goodreads. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref>
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Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice written by Elizabeth Acevedo, Mahogany L. Browne, and Olivia Gatwood and illustrated by Theodore Taylor is a book with a collection of poems to inspire kids to stay woke and become a new generation of activists. <ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44280832-woke Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice]. Goodreads. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref>
  
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
Woke is a collection of poems by women that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and acceptance to speaking out. "Woke" is a wonderful collection of poetry about the world around us - body positivity, racial injustice, standing up for what's right. <ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44280832-woke Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice]. Goodreads. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref>
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Woke is a collection of poems by women that reflects the delight and enthusiasm in the battle for social equity, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and acknowledgment to standing up. "Woke" is a collection of poetry regarding modern issues, such as body positivity, racial injustice, and standing up for what's right. <ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44280832-woke Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice]. Goodreads. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref>
  
 
== Black Empowerment ==
 
== Black Empowerment ==
 
[[File:Woke Page Preview.jpg|thumb|left|One of Pages in Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice]]
 
[[File:Woke Page Preview.jpg|thumb|left|One of Pages in Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice]]
These 24 poems celebrate diversity and individuality, touching on issues of gender, physical ability, race, immigration, and protest. The authors recognize the complex web of discrimination and systemic oppression that impacts many marginalized people. The message is clear: We must fight against injustice, and our words can be our greatest source of power. <Ref>[https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=woke-a-young-poets-call-to-justice Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice]. School Library Journal. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref>
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The 24 poems inside this book celebrate diversity and individuality, talking about gender issues, physical ability, race, immigration, and protest. The writers acknowledge the complicated issues regarding discrimination and systemic oppression which impact minorities. This book gives a clear message regarding fighting against injustice, and that words have a really great power that can use as a source. <Ref>[https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=woke-a-young-poets-call-to-justice Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice]. School Library Journal. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref>
Browne’s introduction explains what it means to be woke—“aware of your surroundings”—and connects this awareness to historical movements for justice, stating, “this is where our freedom begins.” The poems are assigned subject headings located next to the page numbers, in nearly alphabetical order, for easy access when flipping through this slim volume for inspiration. Some poems cover quiet topics that nourish individuals and relationships, such as body positivity, forgiveness, individuality, and volunteerism. Other poems are louder, calling for lifted voices. In “Activism, Everywhere,Browne writes, “It is resisting to be comfortable / When we all have yet to feel safe and free”; her protest poem, titled “Right To, After Claude McKay,” powerfully echoes McKay’s historic verses while reversing the premise: “If we must live, let it not be in silence.” A resistance poem by Acevedo urges readers to “Rock the Boat,” and Gatwood’s poem on privilege asks, “What’s in My Toolbox?” Identity issues are covered too, with poems on disability, gender, immigration, and intersectionality. Each of the 24 poems is an irresistible invitation to take up space in community and in society, and each is eminently recitable, taking its own place in the spoken-word tradition. <ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mahogany-l-browne/woke/ Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice]. Kirkus Review. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref>
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In the introduction, the author explains what it means to be woke, it means to be aware of the surroundings and connect the awareness to the historical movement for justice, and says "this is where our freedom begins." Some of the poems inside this book have some topics regarding nourishing individual and relationship, such as body positivity, forgiveness, individuality, and volunteerism. And some other poems talking about giving vocies and speak up. In one of the poem titled "Activism, Everywhere," written by Browne says, “It is resisting to be comfortable / When we all have yet to feel safe and free”; her protest poem, titled “Right To, After Claude McKay,” powerfully echoes McKay’s historic verses while reversing the premise: “If we must live, let it not be in silence.” A resistance poem by Acevedo urges readers to “Rock the Boat,” and Gatwood’s poem on privilege asks, “What’s in My Toolbox?” Identity issues are covered too, with poems on disability, gender, immigration, and intersectionality. Each of the 24 poems is a powerful greeting to occupy room in local area and in the public arena, and each is prominently recitable, assuming its own position in the verbally expressed word custom. <ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mahogany-l-browne/woke/ Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice]. Kirkus Review. Retrieved February 1 2021.</ref>
  
 
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Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice Book Cover

Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice written by Elizabeth Acevedo, Mahogany L. Browne, and Olivia Gatwood and illustrated by Theodore Taylor is a book with a collection of poems to inspire kids to stay woke and become a new generation of activists. [1]

Summary

Woke is a collection of poems by women that reflects the delight and enthusiasm in the battle for social equity, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and acknowledgment to standing up. "Woke" is a collection of poetry regarding modern issues, such as body positivity, racial injustice, and standing up for what's right. [2]

Black Empowerment

One of Pages in Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice

The 24 poems inside this book celebrate diversity and individuality, talking about gender issues, physical ability, race, immigration, and protest. The writers acknowledge the complicated issues regarding discrimination and systemic oppression which impact minorities. This book gives a clear message regarding fighting against injustice, and that words have a really great power that can use as a source. [3] In the introduction, the author explains what it means to be woke, it means to be aware of the surroundings and connect the awareness to the historical movement for justice, and says "this is where our freedom begins." Some of the poems inside this book have some topics regarding nourishing individual and relationship, such as body positivity, forgiveness, individuality, and volunteerism. And some other poems talking about giving vocies and speak up. In one of the poem titled "Activism, Everywhere," written by Browne says, “It is resisting to be comfortable / When we all have yet to feel safe and free”; her protest poem, titled “Right To, After Claude McKay,” powerfully echoes McKay’s historic verses while reversing the premise: “If we must live, let it not be in silence.” A resistance poem by Acevedo urges readers to “Rock the Boat,” and Gatwood’s poem on privilege asks, “What’s in My Toolbox?” Identity issues are covered too, with poems on disability, gender, immigration, and intersectionality. Each of the 24 poems is a powerful greeting to occupy room in local area and in the public arena, and each is prominently recitable, assuming its own position in the verbally expressed word custom. [4]

References

  1. Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice. Goodreads. Retrieved February 1 2021.
  2. Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice. Goodreads. Retrieved February 1 2021.
  3. Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice. School Library Journal. Retrieved February 1 2021.
  4. Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice. Kirkus Review. Retrieved February 1 2021.