The Freedom to Live Without Fear: Written by Twelfth-grade Students at Mission High School With a Foreword by Nikky Finney - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1948644479 ISBN 13 : 9781948644471

Editeur : 826 Books, 2020

Synopsis

When National Book Award winning author Nikky Finney was asked about her piece, The Battle of and for the Black Face Boy, and how it came to be, she stated, "I wanted to write a poem that traveled from the horror of one day to the lifting of our chins the next--that paid homage to how we keep moving; keep stepping forward; inventing whatever is next to invent; constructing, fashioning iron chains into wings; how we continue to fold and shape into a future what has been kept from us, regardless of the brutality that still chases us." It was with this in mind that we asked the twelfth-grade Ethnic Studies students of Mission High School in San Francisco to read and analyze Finney's libretto and create their own narratives, letters, or poems that explore histories of oppression and imagine paths to freedom. From reflections about the ability to move freely in space, to thinking about the attitudes, mindsets, and thought processes that shape peoples' behavior, to the reimagining of systems of injustice, these young authors meditate on the many restrictions they face--and the ways they push beyond them to feel true freedom.

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À propos des auteurs

826 Valencia, based in San Francisco, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. The Freedom to Live without Fear is a collaboration between 826 Valencia and the students of Mission High School.

Nikky Finney was born by the sea in South Carolina and raised during the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Black Arts Movements. She is the author of On Wings Made of Gauze; Rice; The World Is Round; and Head Off & Split, which won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2011. Her new collection of poems, Love Child's Hotbed of Occasional Poetry, is forthcoming in 2020 from TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press.

Molly Schellenger is a graphic designer working California. She received a B.A. in Design and Professional Writing from UC Davis and has since worked in branding, web design, and illustration.

Azul Quetzalli is a Mexican graphic artist based in the Bay Area, CA. Deeply intrigued by her cultural heritage and spirituality, Quetzalli is concerned with creating work that celebrates community, cultural diversity, and an introspective approach to life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: 826 Books
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1948644479
• ISBN 13: 9781948644471
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Quetzalli Azul
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible