No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History
(poetry anthology)
Edited by Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley;
illustrated by Jeanette Bradley
Charlesbridge
ISBN: 978-1-62354-131-6
ISBN: 978-1-63289-899-9
I am so thrilled and grateful to be a contributor to this amazing anthology!
This all-star anthology covers fourteen youth activists calling for change and fighting for justice across the United States. These change-makers represent a wide range of life experiences and causes, including racial justice, clean water, LGBTQ+ rights, mental health, and more, Beautifully illustrated poems by #ownvoices authors, plus secondary text, spotlight the efforts and achievements of such luminaries as Marley Dias, Jazz Jennings, and Mari Copeny, “Make Some Noise” tips will inspire readers to take concrete action for change, Back matter includes more information on the poetic forms used in the book.
Reviews
“The contributors are as diverse of identity as their young subjects, and as a sidelight the poems are cast in a variety of identified forms from free verse to reverso, cinquain, and tanka. Never too soon to start stirring things up: “We may be small / but / we / can / ROAR!” ” – Kirkus