Knucklehead - Poems

dear Knucklehead, perhaps you are like me: always figuring out if your soul and your skin are thick enough to protect your body from sticky stones thrown from the mouths of those who know that spoken words have the power to spit out freedom and break-in bones. While society often assigns the label "knucklehead" to kids with attitude problems, this brilliant and electric poetry collection by spoken word poet and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. subverts that narrow way of thinking and empathizes with young people who are misunderstood and unheard. There are poems about the power of language to transcend the racist and homophobic constructs of a society prejudging Black boys. There are poems that serve as a salve for a world that inflicts hurt, poems that offer a beacon of hope for the curious and questioning, and poems that transform the way people love Black gay boys and men. This is a journey of self-discovery through history, family, friendship, and falling in love. Knucklehead is a breathtaking work, full of black-and-white illustrations and unforgettable poetry that will heal, provoke, and inspire.

Info autore

Tony Keith Jr. is a Black American gay poet, spoken word artist, and hip-hop educational leader from Washington, DC. He is author of the YA memoir in verse How the Boogeyman Became a Poet. Tony’s writings have appeared in the International Journal of Critical Media Literacy, the Journal of Black Masculinity, and many others. A multiyear Fellow of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities with a PhD in education from George Mason University, Tony is CEO of Ed Emcee Academy and lives with his husband, Harry Christian III, in his DC hometown. Visit him at tonykeithjr.com. 

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jr Keith, Jr. Keith, Tony Keith Jr, Tony Keith Jr.
• Editore: Quill Tree Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 14 a 99 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.2025
• EAN: 9780063296053
• ISBN: 978-0-06-329605-3
• Pagine: 128
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+, Relating to gay people, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Boys & Men *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Poetry *, Relating to African American / Black American people, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: African American & Black, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: LGBTQ+ / General