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Books by Willie Perdomo






The Crazy Bunch
(Penguin Poets)
by Willie Perdomo
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2019 by Penguin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-313269-1, ISBN: 0-14-313269-5

"From a prize-winning poet, a new collection that chronicles a weekend in the life of a group of friends coming of age in East Harlem at the dawn of the hip-hop eraWillie Perdomo, a native of East Harlem, has won praise as a hip, playful, historically engaged poet whose restlessly lyrical language mixes "city life with a sense of the transcendent" (NPR.org). In his fourth collection, The Crazy Bunch, Perdomo returns to his beloved neighb ..."






Teaching for Joy and Justice(1st Edition)
Re-Imagining the Language Arts Classroom
by Linda Christensen, Dyan Watson, Bob Peterson, Kelly Norman Ellis, Elizabeth Schlessman-Barbian, Katharine Johnson, Shwayla James, Heidi Tolentino, Willie Perdomo, Kelly J. Gomes, Tom 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."






The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon
Poems (Penguin Poets)
by Willie Perdomo
Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2014 by Penguin Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-312523-5, ISBN: 0-14-312523-0

"A suite of poems about a percussionist in 1970 Spanish Harlem music circles, from the author of The Crazy BunchA National Book Critics Circle 2014 Finalist for Poetry Through dream song and elegy, alternate takes and tempos, prizewinning poet Willie Perdomo’s third collection crackles with vitality and dynamism as it imagines the life of a percussionist, rebuilding the landscape of his apprenticeship, love, diaspora, and death. At the b ..."






Visiting Langston(1st Edition)
by Willie Perdomo, Bryan Collier
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2005 by Square Fish
ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-7881-7, ISBN: 0-8050-7881-9

"A wonderful picture book introduction to a legendary American writer It's a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet Langston Hughes lived―especially when the little girl is a poet herself! This rhythmic tale is a wonderful introduction to the work and world of Langston Hughes, who was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance and an American cultural hero."






Clemente!(Reprint)
by Willie Perdomo, Bryan Collier
Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2016 by Square Fish
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-07322-8, ISBN: 1-250-07322-7

"A little boy named Clemente learns about his namesake, the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, in this joyful picture book biography. Born in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was the first Latin American player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the only player for whom the five-year initiation period was waived. Known not only for his exceptional baseball skills but also for his extensive charity work in Latin America, ..."






Clemente!(1st Edition)
by Willie Perdomo, Bryan Collier
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2010 by Henry Holt And Co. (Byr)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-8224-1, ISBN: 0-8050-8224-7

"A little boy named Clemente learns about his namesake, the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, in this joyful picture book biography. Born in Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente was the first Latin American player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the only player for whom the five-year initiation period was waived. Known not only for his exceptional baseball skills but also for his extensive charity work in Latin America, ..."






The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4
LatiNext
by Felicia Chavez, José Olivarez, Willie Perdomo
Paperback, 225 Pages, Published 2020 by Haymarket Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-64259-129-3, ISBN: 1-64259-129-7

"In the dynamic tradition of the BreakBeat Poets anthology, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext celebrates the embodied narratives of Latinidad.  Poets speak from an array of nationalities, genders, sexualities, races, and writing styles, staking a claim to our cultural and civic space.  Like Hip-Hop, we honor what was, what is, and what's next."






Smoking Lovely
by Willie Perdomo
Paperback, 68 Pages, Published 2004 by Rattapallax Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-892494-61-0, ISBN: 1-892494-61-2

"Willie Perdomo. -\0 ''/.->'';/ r,v- Some of these poems have originally appeared in the following publications: Urban Latino, Step Into A World: A Global Anthology of the New ,v\£ Black Literature, Bomb ... Author photo: Natasha Carrizosa."






Visiting Langston(1st Edition)
(Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)
by Willie Perdomo, Bryan Collier
Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2002 by Henry Holt And Co. (Byr)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-6744-6, ISBN: 0-8050-6744-2

"A wonderful picture book introduction to a legendary American writer."Today I'm going to wearMy favorite pink blouseI'm going with my daddyTo visit Langston's house."It's a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet Langston Hughes lived-especially when the little girl is a poet herself!This rhythmic tale is a wonderful introduction to the work and world of Langston Hughes, who was a central ..."






Where a Nickel Costs a Dime(1st Edition)
Poems
by Willie Perdomo
Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1996 by W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN-13: 978-0-393-31383-3, ISBN: 0-393-31383-2

"A first book of poems by one of the best new voices to emerge from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Where a Nickel Costs a Dime captures the hip-hop rhythms and in-your-face intensity of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, a downtown Manhattan club where the hottest young poets are finding their fame. Willie Perdomo's poems, in the tradition of Amiri Baraka, Langston Hughes, and Ntozake Shange, meet at the intersection of the street and the academy. T ..."






The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4
Latinext
by Felicia Chavez, José Olivarez, Willie Perdomo
225 Pages, Published 2020 by Haymarket Books -
ISBN-13: 978-1-64259-219-1, ISBN: 1-64259-219-6

"In the dynamic tradition of the BreakBeat Poets anthology, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT celebrates the embodied narratives of Latinidad."






What Saves Us
Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump
by Martín Espada, Julia Alvarez, Doug Anderson, Naomi Ayala, Benjamin Balthaser, Sean Bates, Jan Beatty, Tara Betts, Richard Blanco, Rafael Campo, Cyrus Cassells, Hayan Charara, Chen Chen, Brian Clements, Jim Daniels, Kwame Dawes, Chard Deniord, Cynthia Dewi Oka, Dante Distefano, Kathy Engle, George Evans, Tarfia Faizullah, Denice Frohman, Danielle Legros Georges, Aracelis Girmay, Ruth Goring, Adam Grabowski, Laurie Anne Guerrero, Sam Hamill, Samuel Hazo, Juan Felipe Herrera, Jane Hirshfield, Hoagland Everett, Lawrence Joseph, Yusef Komunyakaa, Dorianne Laux, Paul Mariani, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Marty Mcconnell, Leslie Mcgrath, Richard Michelson, E. Ethelbert Miller, Kamilah Aisha Moon, David Mura, John Murillo, Maria Nazos, Marilyn Nelson, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alicia Suskin Ostriker, Willie Perdomo, Marge Piercy, Sasha Pimentel, Robert Pinsky, Luivette Resto, Peggy Robles-Alvarado, William Pitt Root, Patrick Rosal, Joseph Ross, Nicholas Samaras, Lauren Schmidt, Seibles Tim, Katherine Dibella Seluja, Don Share, Patricia Smith, Gary Soto, Mark Turcotte, Brian Turner, Chase Twichell, Pamela Uschuk, Elisabet Velasquez, Richard Villar, Ocean Vuong, George Wallace, Afaa M. Weaver, Eleanor Wilner, Daisy Zamora, Danez Smith, Ruth Irupé Sanabria, Elizabeth Alexander, Dr. Carolyn Forché, Demetria Martínez, Paul Martínez Pompa, Julio Marzán, Emmy Peréz, Gabriel Ramírez, Luis J. Rodríguez, Marcelo Hernández Castillo, Brenda Marie Osbey, Donald Hall, Bruce Weigl, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, Torrin A. Greathouse, Adrian Louis
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2019 by Curbstone Books 2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8101-4077-6, ISBN: 0-8101-4077-2

"This is an anthology of poems in the Age of Trump—and much more than Trump. These are poems that either embody or express a sense of empathy or outrage, both prior to and following his election, since it is empathy the president lacks and outrage he provokes. There is an extraordinary diversity of voices here. The ninety-three poets featured include Elizabeth Alexander, Julia Alvarez, Richard Blanco, Carolyn Forché, Aracelis Girmay, Don ..."






Smoking Lovely
The Remix (Break Beat Poets)
by Willie Perdomo, Urayoán Noel
Hardcover, Published 2021 by Haymarket Books Apr 2021
ISBN-13: 978-1-64259-505-5, ISBN: 1-64259-505-5






The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4
LatiNext
by Felicia Chavez, José Olivarez, Willie Perdomo
Published 2020 by Haymarket Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-64259-198-9, ISBN: 1-64259-198-X

"... Watches the Movie Troy Nicole Sealey And Gabriel Cortez Fat Joe at the Ninth Grade Dance Alan Chazaro Ode to Kendrick Lamar Antonio López Apology to Her Majesty, Queen Cardi B Nicole Sealey An Apology for Trashing Magazines in ..."






Abuela
by Willie Perdomo
Published by Henry Holt & Company Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-7302-7, ISBN: 0-8050-7302-7






Double Dutch
by Willie Perdomo
Published by Henry Holt & Company Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-7303-4, ISBN: 0-8050-7303-5






Where a Nickel Costs a Dime
by Willie Perdomo
ISBN-13: 978-0-393-31415-1, ISBN: 0-393-31415-4






Visiting Langston
by Willie Perdomo, Bryan Collier
Library, 32 Pages, Published 2005 by Perfection Learning
ISBN-13: 978-0-7569-6802-1, ISBN: 0-7569-6802-X

"A wonderful picture book introduction to a legendary American writer It's a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet Langston Hughes lived--especially when the little girl is a poet herself! This rhythmic tale is a wonderful introduction to the work and world of Langston Hughes, who was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance and an American cultural hero."






Visiting Langston
by Willie Perdomo, Bryan Collier
Library, Published 2005 by San Val
ISBN-13: 978-1-4177-4241-7, ISBN: 1-4177-4241-0






POSTCARDS OF EL BARRIO Bilingual
by Willie Perdomo, Mayra Santos-Febres, Rafael Franco
Paperback, 105 Pages, Published 2002 by Isla Negra Editores
ISBN-13: 978-1-881715-90-0, ISBN: 1-881715-90-6

"La poesía de Willie Perdomo se instaura con voz propia y singular. Cada poema se cuela en el canon de la literatura Nuyorican para impartirle una nueva vida. El va más allá de la identidad que en un principio caracterizó la obra de los poetas puertorriqueños en Nueva York. The poetry of Willie Perdomo places itself with his own and singular voice. Each poem reorganizes the cannon of Nuyorican poetry and gives it a new life. He goes bey ..."



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