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  • Published: 12 March 2019
  • ISBN: 9781609809072
  • Imprint: Seven Stories Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $32.99

Ink Knows No Borders

Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience




A poetry collection for young adults brings together some of the most compelling and vibrant voices today reflecting the experiences of teen immigrants and refugees.

Contributors to Ink Knows No Borders:

ELIZABETH ACEVEDO | SAMIRA AHMED | KAVEH AKBAR | EAVAN BOLAND | CHEN CHEN | SAFIA ELHILLO | MARTÍN ESPADA | CARLOS ANDRÉS GÓMEZ | JOSEPH O. LEGASPI | ADA LIMÓN | EMTITHAL MAHMOUD | BAO PHI | ALBERTO RÍOS | ERIKA L. SÁNCHEZ | GARY SOTO | CHRYSANTHEMUM TRAN | OCEAN VUONG | JAVIER ZAMORA . . . and many others.

This collection of sixty-four poems by poets who come from all over the world shares the experience of first- and second-generation young adult immigrants and refugees. Whether it’s cultural and language differences, homesickness, social exclusion, racism, stereotyping, or questions of identity, the Dreamers, immigrants, and refugee poets included here encourage readers to honor their roots as well as explore new paths, offering empathy and hope. Many of the struggles described are faced by young people everywhere: isolation, self-doubt, confusion, and emotional dislocation. But also joy, discovery, safety, and family. This is a hopeful, beautiful, and meaningful book for any reader.

  • Published: 12 March 2019
  • ISBN: 9781609809072
  • Imprint: Seven Stories Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $32.99

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Praise for Ink Knows No Borders

Patrice Vecchione is one of those steady yet vibrant, serious and passionate temperaments who continually replenish our sense of communal creativity. In my country of possibility, she and people like her would be
nationally honored figures. -- Adrienne Rich
"She leaves very few stones unturned...This quietly moving and intimate anthology tugs at the truth behind lies, and
the lies behind truths."--School Library Journal (on Truth & Lies)
"[a] rich global anthology....a great collection to show teens that literature is about their
intimate selves and their connections with people everywhere." --Booklist (on The Body Eclectic)

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