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You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves
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About You Don't Have To Be Everything: Poems For Girls
Product Description Poems to Turn to Again and Again – from Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and More Created and compiled just for young women, You Don’t Have to Be Everything is filled with works by a wide range of poets who are honest, unafraid, and skilled at addressing the complex feelings of coming-of-age, from loneliness to joy, longing to solace, attitude to humor. These unintimidating poems offer girls a message of self-acceptance and strength, giving them permission to let go of shame and perfectionism. The cast of 68 poets is extraordinary: Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate, who read at Joe Biden's inauguration; bestselling authors like Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Acevedo, Sharon Olds, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Mary Oliver; Instagram-famous poets including Kate Baer, Melody Lee, and Andrea Gibson; poets who are LGBTQ, poets of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, poets who sing of human experience in ways that are free from conventional ideas of femininity. Illustrated in full color with work by three diverse artists, this book is an inspired gift for daughters and granddaughters—and anyone on the path to becoming themselves. No matter how old you are, it helps to be young when you're coming to life, to be unfinished, a mysterious statement, a journey from star to star.—Joy Ladin, excerpt from "Survival Guide" From School Library Journal Gr 6 Up—This is a beautiful and thoughtful collection of reprinted poems by women for those on the cusp of adulthood. Organized by feeling, the works presented allow readers to connect with each poem differently depending on their emotion during the selection and reading. Illustrations by Cristina González, Kate Mockford, and Stephanie Singleton ebb and flow across and around the works in bold colors with strong images depicting bodies and nature which enhance and do not deter from the linguistic merit of the works selected. Poetic forms from sonnets to concrete in a multitude of voices reach out and dive in to the feminine perspective. The 68 featured poets include bestselling writers like Maya Angelou; Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate; and poets who became famous via Instagram, such as Kate Baer. Section introductions bring insight into the editor's thoughts and life experiences and add perspective to the selection and importance of the contained poems. While intended for young women, this collection should be introduced to anyone who wishes to expand their understanding of the female perspective. VERDICT A collection intentionally designed to promote growth, understanding, and self-awareness. Buy it for the young women in your life and share it with the young men.—Elizabeth Speer, Weatherford Coll., TX Review "This is such a beautiful gathering of voices, such a beautiful gathering of poems. If I had had this book when I was younger, it would have enriched my life. But I’m so incredibly grateful I get to read it, and be changed by it, now." — Ross Gay, author of the New York Times bestseller The Book of Delights “Varied and vibrant...the collection pulses with a vital and confident energy, embracing contradictions and complexity.”—Boston Globe “Each poem addresses a different complex aspect of coming-of-age struggles while confronting persistent views about femininity. You Don’t Have to Be Everything provides a safe and guiding poetic space for young women to come into their true selves.”—The Root "Self-acceptance, bravery, celebration." —Ms. Magazine "This collection feels like a gift, a pep talk, a shoulder to cry on, and, most of all, a mirror that will captivate its audience. A helpful companion for young women navigating a spectrum of complex emotions" — Kirkus Reviews "This empowering assemblage of poems by an inclusive group of women writers offers insight and community to readers navigating adolescence... Whitney’s introduction offers a message that permeates the volume’s entirety: “We are already enough.” — P
