Martin Rising: Requiem for a King | 
This is a good book to show that poetry can intersect with other subjects/vice versa.
This is a good book to show that poetry can intersect with other subjects/vice versa.
“Interlocked elbows,
the city's many ministers
march with Martin, too.
We shall overcome!“
pickPoems about Martin Luther King's life, including ones about his birth, death, and work. Very evocative.
It seems that Martin
the sparkling-eyed child born
leader of his people
was put here to do
just that.
This would be a good book to read from during a unit on Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on civil rights. The poems provide a road map for his life and career, but are more of a jumping off point then a lesson. Having this book available in your classroom library for students to read would be perfect.
pickThis beautiful book is an anthology style poetry book containing poems for and about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the poems read at different paces, going from fast, quick sections to slower more dramatic ones by going from short rhymes to multi-syllabic, multiple word lines. The poems build on one another, but work just as well individually, making this a relaxing, but thought provoking and heart wrenching read.
This poem is about Martin‘s in Memphis and highlights what he did will he was there.
pickThis book is a bunch of poems that tell Martin Luther King Jr.‘s story.
“ will it ever quit?
Relentless,
Spitting with a will,
It stings.”
I like how this poem or the score in specific talking about the rain, but it‘s a I believe it‘s a metaphor for himself. He‘s relentless for a good cause.
Again, I love the artwork of this book how it‘s very colorful with a easy but recognizable drawing. It draws abstract to the book.
pickAn amazing poetic hymn of Martin Luther Kings life. A poetic twist on many different important aspects of his life and big events. The depth of these poems is amazing.
Compass:
I like that this poem tells a story without actually telling it. We are all familiar with what happened to MLK so the writer of this poem knew that we would understand the happenings without having to explicitly give details.
so-soCompass:
This poem focuses on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr without ever explicitly saying that. It uses descriptive words to portray the sights and sounds of the events.
Inspired by #MLK and his commitment to equality and non-violence.
“When he became
a full-grown man,
he found a place in history
as he fulfilled his destiny to
fight for full equality”
#MLK
pickI loved how the Davis Pinkneys retold the story of MLK‘s last days and his legacy.
