Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. (2001)by Tony Medina (Author) , Chandra Cox (Illustrator)

Christmas Makes Me Think

Medina, Tony

Scholastic. Inc.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Alfonso can't wait to play the role of Hamlet in his school's hip-hop rendition of the classic play. But as he is buying his first suit, an off-duty police officer misatkes a clothes hanger for a gun and shoots Alfoso. When Alfonso wakes up in the afterlife, he's on a ghost train guided by well-known victims of police shootings, who teach him what he needs to know about this subterranean spiritual world. Meanwhile, Alfonso's family and friends struggle with their grief and seek justice for Alfonso in the streets.

I Am Alfonso Jones

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Turtleback Books

Love to Langston

This biography in verse offers readers an exciting glimpse into the life of one of our most talented and beloved poets. Fourteen poems explore important themes and events in Hughes? life. We learn about his lonely childhood spent with his grandmother, who told him stories of his heroic ancestors. We see the racism and poverty he overcame, and how he followed his dream to become a poet. We learn of Hughes? love of language and travel, and how he inspired other writers. While Hughes often struggled with poverty and a world that did not welcome black poets, he stayed true to his dream of writing poetry in the language of black folks, celebrating the people with whom he grew up. This book is perfect for those who already know and love the work of Langston Hughes as well as for those who want to learn more about this inspiring man and acclaimed writer.

Children's Books

Biographies

no noose is good noose
Paperback: 157 pages
Publisher: Writers & Readers (June 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 086316109X
ISBN-13: 978-0863161094
Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

No Noose Is Good Noose

Poetry

Writers & Readers

""Welcome to the 21st Century"" bids the opening line of this literary ""multimedia"" experience, brought to us by three leading Black author-activists of the post-Civil Rights Movement generation. This collection of more than 300 poems, essays, paintings, photos, and mixed media representations features myriad voices of the generation bridging the gap between the children of the Civil Rights Movement and those of the present hip hop movement.

Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art

Bashir, Samiya

Lansana, Quraysh Ali

United States

THIRD WORLD PRESS +

Tony Medina's latest collection of poetry is satirical and surprising commentary on contemporary issues facing young and old alike. His mastery of language, imagery, conversation, and voice permeates each and every selection within this 100-plus page volume. The Caribbean writer and novelist Jan Carew shares the following: ""The poetry . . . is complex. It strips the street to its simplest common denominator of survival and tears off layer upon layer of stark realism.""

An Onion of Wars

Every Christmas, millions of children wait impatiently for the arrival of the man in the red suit: Santa Claus. But Christmas is not always a happy time for children who are poor, alone or have to grow up to soon. Poet Tony Medina takes readers into the world of children who are speaking from the heart and want Santa to bring them real answers and practical solotions to the issues that they face daily.

Follow-Up Letters to Santa From Kids Who Never Got a Response

Just Us Books, Inc.

Poetry. SERMONS FROM THE SMELL OF A CARCASS CONDEMNED TO BEGGING is a long poem, consisting of 96 sermons in the voice of a homeless persona or everyman named Broke. It is the first in a series, which includes PICTURES OF BROKE and BROKE ON ICE. Broke is in the tradition of Langston Hughes' Simple and Charlie Chaplin's Tramp, as well as Nicanor Parra's Christ of Elqui and Zbigniew Herbert's Mr. Cognito. (Author's Note) Those that murder me / say that I'm responsible / for my falling hair / for my lack of air / I'm responsible / for my ribs / caving in / for my tongue / drying out for the stars / that stain / about my eyes / that can't even / vomit tears (Broke Mirror Image). Tony Medina is the author of ERGE & See, NO NOOSE IS GOOD NOOSE, and co-editor (with S.E. Anderson) of the award-winning anthology IN DEFENSE OF MUMIA. Born in the South Bronx, he currently lives in Langston Hughes and Malcolm X's Harlem, and is a professor of English.

Sermons from the Smell of a Carcass Condemned To Begging

Long Shot Productions

Memories of Eating

BROKE BAROQUE is the third in a series of Broke Books by award-winning poet, Tony Medina. With razor sharp scatological whimsy, Medina's iconic ironic existential everyman—Broke—bears witness to the plight of homelessness from his curbside porch, torching the capitalist system and its myriad societal contradictions. BROKE BAROQUE is compulsively readable and will connect with fiction and poetry lovers alike. It includes a powerful introduction by McArthur-winner Ishmael Reed who says of Medina: "He is the Poet Laureate of the Broke. Like Jean-Michel Basquiat who takes Hip Hop to another level, Medina covers some of the same territory as Hip Hop’s best. Tupac. Public Enemy. Dead Prez." — Ishmael Reed Poet, Novelist and Critic

Broke Baroque

2Leaf Press

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