April Reading List

Written By Shanique Edwards

From my bookshelves… Poetry

  • Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman

  • Anodyne by Khadijah Queen

  • With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

  • Ancestors by Kamau Brathwaite

  • Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

  • The Tradition by Jericho Brown

  • How to Carry Water by Lucille Clifton

This reading list is available on Bookshop.org

Once again, we’re back with books that I own, but have not read. This month, I’ve chosen a bunch of poetry. Black Girl Call Home has been on my shelves for the longest, and I’ve actually started this one! I lost it for several months and moved on to reading other things, but I think I’ll pick it back up again soon.

On the other hand, I’ve completely forgotten when and why I bought Khadijah Queen’s Anodyne, but I’ll find out when I read it! I’m hoping for a similar revelation from the Jericho Brown collection.

I try to get books written by Caribbean authors whenever I can, especially classics, which is why I first bought the collections from Lucille Clifton (Jamaican) and Kamau Brathwaite (Bajan).

This is also why I have Elizabeth Acevedo’s YA novel in verse, although I mostly bought it because of how much I enjoyed With the Fire on High. Rounding out my picks for the month is Amanda Gorman’s children’s book, which looks so cute!

Happy reading!

Shanique Edwards
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