Books by Kelly Norman Ellis Teaching for Joy and Justice (1st Edition) by Linda Christensen Dyan Watson Bob Peterson Kell yNorma nElli Elizabeth Schlessman-Barbian Katharine Johnson Shwayla James Heidi Tolentino Willie Perdomo Kell yTom Mckenna Patricia Smith Renée Watson Renã E. Watson Paperback , 272 Pages , Published 2015 by Rethinking Schools ISBN-13: 978-0-942961-61-4, ISBN: 0-942961-61-7 "Rhythm and Resistance offers practical lessons about how to teach poetry to build community, understand literature and history, talk back to injustice, and construct stronger literacy skills across content areas and grade levels from elementary school to graduate school. Rhythm and Resistance reclaims poetry as a necessary part of a larger vision of what it means to teach for justice."
Spaces Between Us by Kell yNorma nElli Ml Hunter Ran Walker Third World Press Paperback , 203 Pages , Published 2010 by Third World Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88378-320-7, ISBN: 0-88378-320-7 "As HIV continues to change life on this planet, encouraging tough conversations about sex, sexual orientation, healthy relationships and trust, it invigorates those young and old to challenge the status quo of silence. Editors Kelly Norman Ellis and M.L. Hunter have assembled established and emerging writers and artists from around the globe, such as American Book Award and Pew Fellowship winner Lamont B. Steptoe, renown poet and educat ..."
Offerings of Desire by Kell yNorma nElli Paperback , 74 Pages , Published 2012 by Aquarius Press/Willow Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9852877-1-9, ISBN: 0-9852877-1-3 "Poetry. African American Studies. "In Kelly Norman Ellis's long-awaited second collection, a grand cinema of black life is honey-beamed and balanced on a 'nipple of coal.' Somewhere in the middle of turning these pages, the reader will helplessly rise and mercilessly hunt for dirty rice and Bill Withers. It is indeed the poet's job to save something, but Ellis does more—she swears to paper a luscious book so rich with black zest and dry ..."
Vinegar and Char by Sandra Beasley Julie Sola Natasha Trethewey Kevin Young Shirlette Ammons Michael Mcfee Elisa Albo Elizabeth Alexander Richard Blanco Devon Brenner Gaylord Brewer Jericho Brown Nickole Brown Gabrielle Calvocoressi Wo Chan Beth Fennelly Nikky Finney Vievee Francis Diane Gilliam Nikki Giovanni Elton Glaser Sean Hill Jay Hopler John T. Edge Tj Jarrett W. Ralph Eubanks Frank X. Walker Rebecca Gayle Howell Jake Adam York Molly Mccully Brown Greg Alan Brownderville Melissa Dickson Jackson Kell yNorma nElli Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Ashley Jones Georgia Ella Lyon Ed Madden Jo Mcdougall Rose Mclarney Erika Meitner Robert Morgan Jon Pineda Iain Haley Pollock Lynn Powell Artsuro Riley Iliana Rocha Natalie Scenters-Zepico Brian Spears Sheryl St. Germain Garland Strother Adrienne Su Jon Tribble Adam Vines Caroline Randall Williams L. Lamar Wilson Sylvia Woods Marianne Worthington Naomi Shihab Nye Frank Walker Blair Hobbs Regina Bradley Paperback , 128 Pages , Published 2018 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-5429-3, ISBN: 0-8203-5429-5 "Yes, there is barbecue, but that’s just one course of the meal. With Vinegar and Char the Southern Foodways Alliance celebrates twenty years of symposia by offering a collection of poems that are by turns as sophisticated and complex, as vivid and funny, and as buoyant and poignant as any SFA gathering.The roster of contributors includes Natasha Trethewey, Robert Morgan, Atsuro Riley, Adrienne Su, Richard Blanco, Ed Madden, Nikky Finney ..."
Tougaloo Blues (1st Edition) by Kell yNorma nElli Paperback , 69 Pages , Published 2003 by Third World Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88378-246-0, ISBN: 0-88378-246-4 "This collection of poems explores the author's southern roots through a blues/narrative voice and revisits her Mississippi youth, while revealing the contemporary voice of a Black woman searching for place and community outside of her southern past."
The Ringing Ear by Nikky Finney Alvin Aubert Amanda Johnston Brandon Johnson Carrie Mccray Chanda Feldman Cherene Sherrard Christian Campbell Colleen Mcelroy Dante Micheaux Delana Dameron E. Miller Douglas Kearney Duriel Harris David Mills Earl Braggs Ebony Golden Curtis Crisler Evie Shockley Forrest Hamer Gwen Samuels Harryette Mullen Hermine Pinson Holly Bass Gloria Burgess Indigo Moor Jacqueline Lamon Askhari Hodari Phd Sheree Renée Thomas Dr Christopher Gilbert Camille T. Dungy Cherryl Floyd-Miller Professor Joanne Gabbin Cynthia Parker-Ohene Jaki Shelton Green James Richardson Jane Alberdeston Coralin Jarvis Deberry Jaye Farren Jericho Brown Kalamu Salaam Kamilah Aisha Moon Kell yNorma nElli Kendra Hamilton Kevin Simmonds Lauri Conner Lavon Rice Lenard Moore Linda Jackson Lita Hooper Matilda Cox Mendi Obadike Meta Jones Mitchell Douglas Nagueyalti Warren Naomi Madgett Natasha Trethewey Nathaniel Mackey Niki Herd Nikki Giovanni Nzadi Keita Opal Moore Pamela Plummer Parneshia Jones Patricia Johnson Paula Jackson Quentin Huff Quraysh Lansana Rachel Nelson Randall Horton Reginald Harris Remica Bingham Reuben Jackson Robin Caudell Ronald Dorris Sam Ragland Sean Hill Sharan Strange Shirlette Ammons Sonia Sanchez Stephanie Pruitt Suzanne Jackson Taiyon Coleman Teri Elam-Blanchard Thomas Sayers Elli Traci Dant-Johnson Treasure Williams Truth Thomas Valjeanne Jeffers-Thompson Vida Henderson Yusef Komunyakaa Yvonne Jackson Zetta Elli Frank X. Walker Kevin Young Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Houston Baker Jr. Askhari Hodari Christopher Gilbert Frank Walker Cave Canem Paperback , 432 Pages , Published 2007 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2926-0, ISBN: 0-8203-2926-6 "The South: to render all that it means to an African American takes someone with acutely tuned senses, someone with a patience, a passion even, for the region's history and contradictions. It takes a poet. In this new anthology, the first of its kind, more than one hundred contemporary black poets laugh at and cry about, pray for and curse, flee and return to--the South.Voices new to the scene appear in "The Ringing Ear" alongside some ..."
The Ringing Ear by Nikky Finney Amanda Johnston Askhari Hodari Brandon Johnson Carrie Mccray Chanda Feldman Cherene Sherrard Alvin Aubert Christian Campbell Christopher Gilbert Colleen Mcelroy Curtis Crisler Dante Micheaux David Mills Delana Dameron Douglas Kearney Duriel Harris E. Miller Earl Braggs Ebony Golden Evie Shockley Forrest Hamer Gwen Samuels Harryette Mullen Hermine Pinson Holly Bass Indigo Moor Gloria Burgess Camille T. Dungy Cherryl Floyd-Miller Cynthia Parker-Ohene Jacqueline Lamon Jaki Shelton Green James Richardson Jane Alberdeston Coralin Jarvis Deberry Jaye Farren Jericho Brown Joanne Gabbin Kalamu Salaam Kamilah Aisha Moon Kell yNorma nElli Kendra Hamilton Kevin Simmonds Kevin Young Lauri Conner Lavon Rice Lenard Moore Linda Jackson Lita Hooper Matilda Cox Mendi Obadike Meta Jones Mitchell Douglas Nagueyalti Warren Naomi Madgett Natasha Trethewey Nathaniel Mackey Niki Herd Nikki Giovanni Nzadi Keita Opal Moore Pamela Plummer Parneshia Jones Patricia Johnson Paula Jackson Quentin Huff Quraysh Lansana Rachel Nelson Randall Horton Reginald Harris Remica Bingham Reuben Jackson Robin Caudell Ronald Dorris Sam Ragland Sean Hill Sharan Strange Sheree Thomas Shirlette Ammons Sonia Sanchez Stephanie Pruitt Suzanne Jackson Taiyon Coleman Teri Elam-Blanchard Thomas Sayers Elli Traci Dant-Johnson Treasure Williams Truth Thomas Valjeanne Jeffers-Thompson Vida Henderson Yusef Komunyakaa Yvonne Jackson Zetta Elli Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Frank X. Walker Houston Baker Jr. Frank Walker Cave Canem Library , 432 Pages , Published 2007 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2925-3, ISBN: 0-8203-2925-8 "The South: to render all that it means to an African American takes someone with acutely tuned senses, someone with a patience, a passion even, for the region's history and contradictions. It takes a poet. In this new anthology, the first of its kind, more than one hundred contemporary black poets laugh at and cry about, pray for and curse, flee and return to--the South.Voices new to the scene appear in The Ringing Ear alongside some of ..."
