{"id":19061,"date":"2026-04-16T20:57:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=19061"},"modified":"2026-04-16T20:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:57:41","slug":"books-for-poetry-month-by-various-authors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/books-for-poetry-month-by-various-authors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Books for Poetry Month by Various Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

c.2026, various publishers\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer<\/em>
\nThe Truth Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

In life, there are times when you want some rhymes.<\/p>\n

Short ones or long, alone by yourself or attached to a song, rhymes you read quietly or read out-loud, savored alone or enjoyed with a crowd. It\u2019s Poetry Month and you\u2019re on the look, so why not seek out one of these books?<\/p>\n

Who are you and where did you come from? Stages<\/em> by Tramaine Suubi <\/strong>(Amistad, $19.99) gives you things to think about, including your inner life and what\u2019s going on outside it. Read it, and be educated.<\/p>\n

Place matters a lot, and Shade is a Place<\/em> by MaKshya Tolbert <\/strong>(Penguin Poets, $20) is a book that considers Charlottesville, Virginia, in various ways. It invites readers to visit the \u201cBlack sense\u201d of the city, to seek out natural parts of it, and to study the small, quiet places within. This book is perfect for vacation or if you\u2019re thinking about travel.<\/p>\n

If you are a new parent \u2013 or you\u2019re about to be \u2013 look for They Bloom Because of You<\/em> by Jessica Urlichs<\/strong> (Putnam, $19.00), a book about the ever-evolving process of becoming a mother: the love, the despair, the strengths and sadness, and watching as a newborn becomes a toddler becomes a big-kid. This is a book you\u2019ll reach for many times over the years.<\/p>\n

On that note, This Is Not a Small Voice<\/em> by Sonia Sanchez <\/strong>(Beacon Press, $18.99) is a book that tackles a wide variety of topics: love and community, as well as activism and family. Readers\u00a0 will absolutely note the urgent power in these poems, and they might make you want to get out and do something.<\/em><\/p>\n

If the Sanchez book is right up your alley, then you\u2019ll also want We (The People of the United States)<\/em> by Joshua Bennett <\/strong>(Penguin Poets, $20), one long book-length poem that touches upon many aspects of American life over the last century or so. Black culture, scientific innovation, popular music, creativity, whatever made America good \u2013 and bad \u2013 is in this book. The semiquincentennial is coming soon, so read it now.<\/p>\n

And finally, if you want to know more about poets, then look for No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington D.C.<\/em> by Brian Gilmore<\/strong> (Georgetown University Press, $29.95). In this book, you\u2019ll read about a thriving literary community that Gilmore says is often overlooked but that\u2019s just as vibrant as any other in America. Filled with interviews, it\u2019s deeply researched, and nicely comprehensive, making it a book you\u2019ll absolutely want to have next to your poetry collection. Tackle it in between reading poetry; you won\u2019t be sorry.<\/p>\n

If these books are good but they\u2019re not enough, if you want other poems and rhyming stuff, if you\u2019ve got some rhymes but you need more, then head to your library or local bookstore. The staffs there are good, they\u2019ll put books in your hands, they\u2019ll put rhymes in your head and they\u2019ll make you a fan. Or find these books, above, for their timing then sit down and read, and happy rhyming.<\/p>\n

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c.2026, various publishers\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $18.99 – $29.99\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 various page counts By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Truth Contributor In life, there are times when you want some rhymes. Short ones or long, alone by yourself or attached to a song, rhymes you read quietly or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[20],"class_list":["post-19061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book_review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19061"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19063,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19061\/revisions\/19063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19061"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=19061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}