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Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25
Time You Let Me In 25 Poets under 25
Author: Naomi Shihab Nye
ISBN-13: 9780061896378
ISBN-10: 0061896373
Publication Date: 3/1/2010
Pages: 256
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
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5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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Reviewed by LadyJay for TeensReadToo.com

Naomi Shihab Nye has been writing poetry for a long time. An excellent poet in her own right, it seems only fitting that Nye should choose twenty-five poets and compile their writings into a single volume.

All of these aspiring authors are under the age of twenty-five. Their poems speak of many things - love, loss, culture, war, belonging, and being remembered.

Each author possesses his/her own unique style and flow. Their offerings range from free verse rantings to odes about hair to indexes on love. They use phrases like "pulled your heart like a heavy plate from the cabinet of your chest" and "I'm writing to your soul because your body is ashes."

Their words will resonate with those who are young. These authors are full of hope, and their poetry conveys this in every word, sentence, and stanza. I highly suggest adding this poetry collection to any library where young people are patrons.