This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets — Content Guide for Parents
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- Gender & orientation: The sources describe the anthology's themes in general terms and do not say whether any poem involves LGBTQ+ characters or relationships.
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
A breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heritage from the most prominent and promising Black poets and writers of our time, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander.
In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout. Featuring work from well-loved poets such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Warsan Shire, Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker, and Nikki Giovanni, This Is the Honey is a rich and abundant offering of language from the poets giving voice to generations of resilient joy, "each incantation," as Mahogany L. Browne puts it in her titular poem, is "a jubilee of a people dreaming wildly."This essential collection, in the tradition of Dudley Randall's The Black Poets and E. Ethelbert Miller's In Search of Color Everywhere, contains poems exploring joy, love, origin, race, resistance, and praise. Jacqueline A.Trimble likens "Black woman joy" to indigo, tassels, foxes, and peacock plumes. Tyree Daye, Nate Marshall, and Elizabeth Acevedo reflect on the meaning of "home" through food, from Cuban rice and beans to fried chicken gizzards. Clint Smith and Cameron Awkward-Rich enfold us in their intimate musings on love and devotion. From a "jewel in the hand" (Patricia Spears Jones) to "butter melting in small pools" (Elizabeth Alexander), This Is the Honey drips with poignant and delightful imagery, music, and raised fists.
Fresh, memorable, and deeply moving, this definitive collection a must-have for any lover of language and a gift for our time.
Frequently asked questions
Is This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets appropriate for a 7-year-old?
One poem is titled "Easter Prayer, 2020 A.C.", a section is called Devotions, and a review calls the book "a book of prayer", but the sources do not describe the religious content in detail. The anthology collects poems by Black poets about Black experience, including a section on race and resistance and poems that mention slavery and segregation.
Does This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): One poem is titled "Easter Prayer, 2020 A.C.", a section is called Devotions, and a review calls the book "a book of prayer", but the sources do not describe the religious content in detail.
Does This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets have race & culture?
Found (Central): The anthology collects poems by Black poets about Black experience, including a section on race and resistance and poems that mention slavery and segregation.
Does This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets have profanity?
Found (Brief): One poem in the collection has a swear word in its title, and the sources do not say how common swearing is in the other poems.
Does This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does This is the Honey An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets have gender & orientation?
Couldn't confirm: The sources describe the anthology's themes in general terms and do not say whether any poem involves LGBTQ+ characters or relationships.
