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The waves & storms of reality: Poems by Lowcountry Students: Volume TWO (2023-2024)
Paperback
Publisher: Free Verse, LLC
Published: Jun 4 2024
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.18 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Please note that some of the poems in this book use adult language to deal with adult themes.
Sometimes I forgetThere's more to me
than what I should be
There's more of me than I let myself be
- June G. (8th grade, Laing Middle School) the waves & storms of reality is a collection of poems by students in the Charleston, SC area. It features work from Academic Magnet High School, Cane Bay High School, Charleston County School of the Arts, Goose Creek High School, Laing Middle School, Moultrie Middle School, and Porter-Gaud School.
The poems were written during the 2023 - 2024 school year.
The book was compiled, published, and designed by Marcus Amaker, Charleston, SC's first poet laureate. Marcus was inducted into the SC Literary Hall of Fame in 2024.
Our young poets have embraced the spirit of freedom and self-expression. Thank you, readers, for honoring that energy. If something makes you uncomfortable, keep reading. If something makes you laugh, keep reading. Just keep reading ...- Marcus Amaker
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