![]() ![]() Her writing has won many awards-two Nebulas, a World Fantasy Award, a Caldecott, the Golden Kite Award, three Mythopoetic awards, two Christopher Medals, and the Jewish Book Award, among others. ![]() Jane Yolen, often called the Hans Christian Andersen of America, is the author of over 340 books, including Owl Moon and The Devil's Arithmetic. In Fahrenheit, Yolen protests the burning of her book because a character is gay: That bloody intensity of right and not-right,ĭown the twisty, blackened capitol streets.Īnd the teeth are at the back of our necks. That bloody tide of change and not-change, ![]() These powerful poems, born from wisdom and composed with assured artistry, stand as bold and memorable witnesses to our troubling and troubled times.įrom Listening to the News Reminds Me of Yeats: ![]() Jane Yolen's new collection of 55 poems about politics and power, her compassionate "songs of protest, confront our most tragic contemporary and historical human experiences: the Holocaust, the Boston Marathon bombings, Newtown, and Aurora massacres, global warming, endless Middle East violence-each poem is a plea for justice and a statement of moral imperative. ![]()
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