CARRY ON: POETRY BY YOUNG IMMIGRANTS

by Simon Boulerice (curator)
​tr. from French by Susan Ouriou
illus. by Rogé
Owlkids
(Canada)

Touchstones like selfies and FaceTime punctuate immigration as an ongoing concern in poems capturing recent teen experiences. Spare language emphasizes sharp transitions between old homes and new; intense, lifesize watercolors of the young poets and other immigrants depict the range of newcomers among us.

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