A New Land: 30 Groundbreaking Poems by Youth Poets!
The acclaimed poetry collection AMANDA GORMAN calls "Brave" and "Radiant"!
“A NEW LAND: 30 GROUNDBREAKING POEMS FROM YOUTH POETS, the much-acclaimed poetry collection featuring the best poems from our first fifteen years, is now published (with an introduction by Presidential Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman)! These prize-winning poems offer a stunning exploration of coming-of-age and a triumphant chorus of American youth, whose voices make up “a new land” and reckon with the social issues that impact us all. ”
POETRY ANTHOLOGY | Paperback | 122 pages | 2020
List price: $18.95
ISBN: 978-1-7332633-4-4
This book is ideal for anyone interested in diverse youth voices of America, and inspiring students, ages 12+, to write their own poetry in classroom and workshop settings!
Purchase this book to support youth poets:
• Order from our community partner Print: A Bookstore
• Order in bulk! School, library, and nonprofit discounts are available. Email publications@tellingroom.org for more info.
Since 2004, The Telling Room has been nurturing the voices and publishing the work of some of today's most talented and inspiring young poets and writers. Organized into three sections "WHEN WE BEGAN," WHERE WE ARE NOW," and "WHO WE ARE BECOMING," A New Land packages 30 groundbreaking poems that offer a stunning exploration of identity through a triumphant chorus of American youth, whose voices make up their "new land" and reckon with the social issues that impact us all.
Follow one narrator as he revisits the winding river in Cameroon where he grew up. Stand with a poet as she witnesses her younger brother grow into a Black man at the bus stop. Feel the heat of a wildfire as another poet faces the horror of climate change. Pay attention to one young woman describe the joys and tribulations of teenage motherhood in verse.
Praise for A New Land
"A New Land has arrived! Thank you so much! It's just gorgeous in every way! Such an honoring of voices and worlds. The Introduction by Amanda Gorman is perfect!"
— Naomi Shihab Nye, National Young People's Poet Laureate, author of Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners, and The Tiny Journalist
"An utterly moving collection of youth poetry that mirrors the face of America. Artfully arranged, these poems plumb a multitude of experiences ranging from migration and family separation, to race and gun violence, to first love and sexuality. Through these young poets' eyes we see the world, we too, wish to re-conceive alongside them; through their courage and honesty we navigate the social challenges they strive to re-write."
— Richard Blanco, Presidential Inaugural Poet, author of How to Love a Country
"The voices in this collection of youth poetry are luminous with wisdom and electric with insight. A New Land allows us to travel into the brilliant future of American poetry. Don't be surprised when you find you don't want to go back."
— Cate Marvin, poet and author of Oracle
"A New Land introduces us to a generation of remarkable writers. In poems full of rich language and moving detail, we come to see suffering, love, and yearning through their eyes. I felt like a traveler seeing places for the first time, awakened to the possibility, power, and consequences of each moment we are given."
— Stuart Kestenbaum, Maine Poet Laureate, author of Only Now
"Bold and truthful, these poems spread a smile on your face, relieve your overwhelming stress, and make you laugh from the heart. A New Land is important; it brings awareness and helps us to understand and appreciate youth experiences. Everybody, old and young, needs to have a chance to read this book."
— Kifah Abdulla, artist, poet, activist, soldier, POW, exile, teacher, performer, world citizen, and author of Mountains Without Peaks
"This is a breathtaking collection of literature that captures the vibrant spirit of youth voices, as it chooses to narrate itself authentically. A New Land dares its readers to ask themselves, 'What about a memory can spark a muse if our lives were only told by a collection of poems?'"
— Nyamuon-Nguany Machar, poet, spoken word artist, and youth educator
"This is not a window on the world, but a collection of doorways to walk through, into new lands. These wonderful poets share their worlds with us, make our worlds larger, richer, more diverse, more informed. Reading these poems will put you on a path to citizenship of the heart."
— Gary Lawless, poet, bookseller, editor, publisher, and author of In Ruins