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These chapters highlighted reasons as to why it is important to teach not only poetry but social justice in the classroom. It is a form of expression that students need. It allows them to draw conclusions and form opinions on social issues.

Each chapter gives helpful tips to use and reflect on when teaching social justice in a classroom. It explains the different forms of poetry and what each can be for students. It can be a form of protest, a tool for justice, a chance to bear witness, show perspective, turn pain into power, a chance to speak for those who can't, a form of forgiveness, a form of art, a craft, and more.

I personally loved reading the poetry provided throughout the book. Poetry is an excellent way to teach social justice, as well as have students express themselves in different ways. I believe this text has a lot to offer to an educator looking to inspire, encourage, move, and motivate their students.

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Social Justice Belongs In Our Schools | Sydney Chaffee | TEDxBeaconStreet

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Pithy and powerful, poetry is a popular art form at protests and rallies. From the civil rights and women's liberation movements to Black Lives Matter, poetry is commanding enough to gather crowds in a city square and compact enough to demand attention on social media. Speaking truth to power remains a crucial role of the poet in the face of political and media rhetoric designed to obscure, manipulate, or worse. The selection of poems below call out and talk back to the inhumane forces that threaten from above. They expose grim truths, raise consciousness, and build united fronts. Some insist, as Langston Hughes writes, "That all these walls oppression builds / Will have to go!" Others seek ways to actively "make peace," as Denise Levertov implores, suggesting that "each act of living" might cultivate collective resistance. All rail against complacency and demonstrate why poetry is necessary and sought after in moments of political crisis.

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Poems of Protest, Resistance, and Empowerment | Poetry Foundation

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Why poetry is necessary and sought after during crises.

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Here are selected books of poetry and books written in free verse for the classroom with a multicultural, social justice focus. Also included are books for children about poets.