{"product_id":"paint-me-like-i-am-teen-poems-from-writerscorps-a-young-adult-collection-of-diverse-urban-youth-voices-with-nikki-giovanni-foreword","title":"Paint Me Like I Am: Teen Poems from WritersCorps – A Young Adult Collection of Diverse Urban Youth Voices with Nikki Giovanni Foreword","description":"Today my name is colorful.\nYesterday my name was dead souls.\nTomorrow my name will be lively spirits.\nMy friends think my name is fire.\nThe police think my name is burden.\nMy parents think my name is symphony.\nSecretly I know my name is anything I want it to be.\n\nPaint Me Like I Am is a collection of poems by teens who have taken part in writing programs run by a national nonprofit organization called WritersCorps. To read the words of these young people is to hear the diverse voices of teenagers everywhere.\nIncluded are a foreward by acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni, an essay from Kevin Powell, another poet associated with WritersCorps, and writing tips from WritersCorps instructors.\nWritersCorps was started in 1994 to help at-risk youth in three American urban centers: San Francisco, Washington, DC, and New York City (the Bronx). Thousands of children and teenagers have since benefited from finding creative expression through writing.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0064472647\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0064472647.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Aguado, Bill|Newirth, Richard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43231615942717,"sku":"BVV.0064472647.G","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0064472647-0.jpg?v=1779743042","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/paint-me-like-i-am-teen-poems-from-writerscorps-a-young-adult-collection-of-diverse-urban-youth-voices-with-nikki-giovanni-foreword","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}