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Books by Patricia Smith
  | | Incendiary Art by Patricia Smith Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2019 by Bloodaxe Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-78037-471-0, ISBN: 1-78037-471-2 "Incendiary Art confronts the tyranny against the black male body and the tenacious grief of the mothers of murdered African American men. Dynamic sequences, including a compelling chronicle of the devastating murder of Emmett Till, serve as a backdrop for present-day racial calamities and calls for resistance. With impassioned eloquence and a sharpened focus on incidents of national mayhem and mourning, Patricia Smith reinvents the role ..." |
 | | Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah(Updated) by Patricia Smith Paperback, 116 Pages, Published 2012 by Coffee House Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56689-299-5, ISBN: 1-56689-299-6 "Winner of 2013 Wheatley Book Award in PoetryFinalist for 2013 William Carlos Williams AwardWinner of 2014 Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry "Patricia Smith is writing some of the best poetry in America today. Ms Smith's new book, "Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah," is just beautiful--and like the America she embodies and represents--dangerously beautiful. "Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah" is a stunning and transcendent work of art, despite, and pe ..." |
 | | Incendiary Art Poems (Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award) by Patricia Smith Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2017 by Triquarterly ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-3433-1, ISBN: 0-8101-3433-0 "Winner, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in the Poetry category Winner, 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award Winner, 2018 BCALA Best Poetry Award Winner, 2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner, Abel Meeropol Award for Social Justice Finalist, Neustadt International Prize for Literature Finalist, 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry One of the most magnetic and esteemed poets in today’s literary landscape, Patricia Smith fearless ..." |
 | | Janna and the Kings(Reprint) by Patricia Smith, Aaron Boyd Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2016 by Lee & Low Books ISBN-13: 978-1-62014-253-0, ISBN: 1-62014-253-8 "Saturdays are special for Janna. That's when she and Granddaddy spend the whole day together. Walking down the street with Granddaddy is like strolling through a kingdom with a king. He knows everyone, and everyone knows him. Best of all, Granddaddy and Janna always head for her favorite place in the world—Terrell's barbershop. There, Granddaddy and his friends are kings in barber chair thrones, and Janna is a princess, showered with lo ..." |
 | | Blood Dazzler(8th Edition) by Patricia Smith Paperback, 90 Pages, Published 2008 by Coffee House Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56689-218-6, ISBN: 1-56689-218-X "In minute-by-minute detail, Patricia Smith tracks Hurricane Katrina as it transforms into a full-blown mistress of destruction. From August 23, 2005, the day Tropical Depression Twelve developed, through August 28 when it became a Category Five storm with its “scarlet glare fixed on the trembling crescent,” to the heartbreaking aftermath, these poems evoke the horror that unfolded in New Orleans as America watched it on television.Assum ..." |
 | | Teahouse of the Almighty (National Poetry) by Patricia Smith Paperback, 114 Pages, Published 2006 by Coffee House Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56689-193-6, ISBN: 1-56689-193-0 " A National Poetry Series winner, chosen by Edward Sanders. “What power. Smith’s poetry is all poetry. And visceral. Her poems get under the skin of their subjects. Their passion and empathy, their real worldliness, are blockbuster.”âMarvin Bell “I was weeping for the beauty of poetry when I reached the end of the final poem.”âEdward Sanders, National Poetry Series judge From Lollapalooza to Carnegie Hall, Patricia Smith has ..." |
 | | Life According to Motown(1st Edition) by Patricia Smith Paperback, 76 Pages, Published 1991 by Tia Chucha ISBN-13: 978-0-9624287-2-2, ISBN: 0-9624287-2-8 "In the 1960s, the live of black children were shaped by the glittery specter of Motown--a world of furious flash, undeniable glamour, and impossible romantic ideals. Some discovered the truth before it was too late. Others still drape their blues in the silken sounds, swirling in dimly-lit rooms in an endless, blinding slow dance.Patricia Smith, born and raised on Chicago's West Side, grew and thrived on the bright promise of Motown. Li ..." |
 | | Leafy Sea Dragons (Aha! Readers) by Patricia Smith, Luana K. Mitten, Tara Raymo Paperback, 20 Pages, Published 2019 by Bealu Books ISBN-13: 978-1-73330-926-4, ISBN: 1-73330-926-8 "Leafy sea dragons may look like a plant and swim like a sea horse, but they aren't a plant or a sea horse (or a dragon). Pictures of these unique beautiful creatures will captivate the reader as they learn about where leafy sea dragons live, how they reproduce, what they eat, how they use camouflage, and how to protect their habitat.This beautifully written book includes pictures of leafy sea dragons, maps, and information on the Great ..." |
 | | Africans in America(1st Edition) America's Journey Through Slavery by Patricia Smith, Charles Richard Johnson Hardcover, 512 Pages, Published 1998 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-15-100339-6, ISBN: 0-15-100339-4 "This extraordinary book--the accompanying volume to the PBS series--looks at the history of slavery in the United States with an honesty that reveals both horror and heroism in the common humanity of all Americans. Uncovering the indigenous history of African slavery and the involvement of Arab and European nations, it then traces the journey of enslaved Africans across the "Middle Passage" of the Atlantic to the Caribbean and Ame ..." |
 | | Close to Death(1st Edition) Poems by Professor Patricia Smith Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1998 by Steerforth ISBN-13: 978-0-944072-35-6, ISBN: 0-944072-35-6 "Homicide, drug abuse, and AIDS-related deaths have forced black male life expectancy into a steady decline. In New York City, black males have long been considered expendable. Young men who feel they have run out of options, whose bravado indicates they are no longer afraid to die, wear baseball caps emblazoned with "C2D," for close to death. This chilling cry comes from those who expect to lose their lives violently without ever having ..." |
 | | Substance Abuse Counseling(4th Edition) Theory and Practice by Patricia Stevens, Robert Leonard Smith Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2008 by Prentice Hall ISBN-13: 978-0-13-240903-2, ISBN: 0-13-240903-8 |
 | | Gotta Go Gotta Flow Life, Love, and Lust on Chicago's South Side From the Seventies by Patricia Smith, Michael Abramson Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 2015 by Cityfiles Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9915418-2-9, ISBN: 0-9915418-2-0 "Michael Abramson takes out his small Leica camera at Pepper’s Hideout on Chicago’s South Side. 1974. Cool music. Cool scene. Over the next three years, Abramson takes thousands of vivid photographs of smoke-filled Pepper’s, Perv’s House, the Patio Lounge, High Chaparral, and other black nightclubs. Not so much the clubs, but the night people who fill the crowded bars until sunrise. Enter Patricia Smith, a nationally acclaimed poet who g ..." |
 | | Janna and the Kings(1st Edition) by Patricia Smith, Aaron Boyd Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2003 by Lee & Low Books ISBN-13: 978-1-58430-088-5, ISBN: 1-58430-088-4 "Saturdays are special for Janna. That’s when she and Granddaddy spend the whole day together. Walking down the street with Granddaddy is like strolling through a kingdom with a king. He knows everyone and everyone knows him. Best of all, Granddaddy and Janna always head for her favorite place in the world—Terrell’s barbershop. There, Granddaddy and his friends are kings in barber chair thrones, and Janna is a princess, showered with lov ..." |
 | | Big Towns, Big Talk(1st Edition) Poems by Patricia Smith Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2002 by Steerforth ISBN-13: 978-0-944072-24-0, ISBN: 0-944072-24-0 "Life According to Motown, Patricia Smith's first book, told of the glittery deceptions of the Motown era and the difficulties of growing up under their sway. Big Towns, Big Talk takes a look at what happens after you've grown up." |
 | | Harrie Mckinsey Murder Mysteries Ser. Murder at the Petroglyphs by Patricia Smith Wood Paperback, 300 Pages, Published 2019 by Aakenbaaken & Kent, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-938436-96-3, ISBN: 1-938436-96-2 "The FBI, National Park Service, and Albuquerque PD all fail to identify a body found at Petroglyphs National Monument." |
 | | The Spirit of St. Louis by James Stewart, Patricia Smith, Murray Hamilton, Bartlett Robinson, Robert Cornthwaite, Director Billy Wilder, Leland Hayward, directed by Billy Wilder Dvd Ntsc ISBN-13: 978-1-4198-3394-6, ISBN: 1-4198-3394-4 "The SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS is six-time Academy Award Winner Billy Wilder's recreation of the struggles and success o Charles A. Lindbergh, the pioneering flyboy who, like test pilots and astronauts to follow later, had he "right stuff" of aviation heroism. On May 21, 1927, he world changed. "Lucky Lindy" landed outside Paris. People who previously criticized air travel and its limitations now suddenly praised its never-ending possibilit ..." |
 | | The Uninvited Guest by Patricia Smith 18 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1-55215-968-2, ISBN: 1-55215-968-X |
 | | Lucid Dreaming An Explorer's Guide by Patricia Smith Paperback, 115 Pages, Published 2019 by Conscious Living Media ISBN-13: 978-0-578-52846-5, ISBN: 0-578-52846-0 "The word lucid means mentally clear or conscious awareness in a dream. Achieving the awareness of self and the ability to know you are dreaming while dreaming is the official definition of Lucidity. However, there is low lucidity and high lucidity. We want to achieve high lucidity where we can actually control the dream. Not just achieve awareness." |
 | | First-Place Reading Grade K (Teacher's Edition) by Patricia Smith Hardcover, Published by Hmh School ISBN-13: 978-0-15-334561-6, ISBN: 0-15-334561-6 |
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