I miss school visits.

Shoutout to the teachers, the students, the paras, the lit orgs, & administrators that make it possible.

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“And someone somewhere whispers “injustice” ... “

When talking about justice to a younger person (or yourself) just doesn’t make sense... I turn to poems for guidance and solace. This illustration is from @tedikuma for #WokeAYPCJ and it feels more neces…...

#poeminyourpocketday thanks @mrbpoetry for letting me talk poems to your class of geniuses!! #wokeaypcj

See you mañana! #Woke
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That time I finally got to show my mama that #Woke made the #NYTimes & she said “UMMHMM, but is you coughing?” Way to put it in perspective. Shoutout to the small joys located even though we’re surrounded by a raging fire. #art #wokeaypcj #covid19 https://instagr.am/p/B-7mD3xHDED/

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So happy. So humbled. Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice #WokeAYPCJ made it to the New York Times! :: Haiku to Spoken Word, Picture Books That Bring Poetry to Kids https://nyti.ms/3a5OE5P

shoutout to @RachelCargle who celebrated my book being born. thank you so much. thank you so much. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. #WokeAYPCJ

Happy Birthday to Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice

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#BookBash in Bklyn https://ift.tt/3aHISI1

I’m always in need of folks who want to read during storytime! Next go around of @wokebabybook fair is the also the release party of Woke: A Young Poets Call to Justice or #WokeAYPCJ — March 14, 2020 — Mark Ya Calendars ✊🏾