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Thank you to Penguin Teen & Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.I remember when I took a high school field trip to OPRF to talk to the current members of Louder than a Bomb. It was an inspiring and enlightening experience and while I never joined spoken word, it's an art form I love and that always makes me feel deeply. Respect the Mic was no different. I had chills through most of this collection. These authors know how to evoke emotional imagery in t...
This poetry anthology represents the past 20 years of poetry from one Chicago high school in the Oak Park area. “For Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School's Spoken Word Club, there is one phrase that reigns supreme: Respect the Mic. It's been the club's call to arms since its inception in 1999. As its founder Peter Kahn says, "It's a call of pride and history and tradition and hope." “This collection of poetry and prose uplifts voices from the community from students and alumni of year...
I am impressed by the talent behind these writers. I was able to listen to this through a library app, which added to the poetic flow that I love so much. The subject matters were deep and well thought out. I could tell that each piece of work was done from the heart.
Moving (for all that this collection is quite grounded in reality).
This is a book especially for but not limited to high school English/poetry teachers:I am so proud to be able to say I have several personal connections with Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School, published by Penguin Random House (I know, quite a score for this kind of thing, which you wouldn’t think would attract a major publisher, even a teen imprint, but what a model for other schools and cities!!). I live in Oak Park and have worked with the legendar...
Read to page 88 or so of this incredibly powerful poetry collection. I may come back to finish the poems at some point, but wanted to read enough that I could share it with high school students. I'm not sure teens will be interested in the prose aspects of this book talking about the slam poetry club, but they were definitely interested in the poems.
Respect The Mic is a poetry anthology that celebrates 20 years of the spoken word club at Oak Park River Forest High School. It is made up of poems by alumni and current students in the club. It reminded me of my creative writing classes. Each section contains intros from the editors and the sections include Notes From Here, Coming of Age, Monsters At Home, Welcomes, Farewells, and Odes, and Survival Tactics. I enjoyed this collection of poetry although the layout wasn’t great on my kindle scre...
This is sweet. Budding poets or fans of spoken word will enjoy this one.
Respect the Mic is a powerful poetry anthology that touches on racism, familial relationships, grief, identity and a variety of other topics. These poems, written by the students and alumni of the Oak Park River Forest High School Spoken Word Club in Chicago, are relatable, heartbreaking and inspiring. Respect the Mic offers a glimpse into the lives of gifted writers from different walks of life, who were all brought together by one thing: the power of poetry.
