Courage: Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls (hardcover)

Courage; Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls will live in lockers, backpacks and under beds for years, its pages reblogged, tattooed, dog-eared and coffee-stained.

Full of advice, critique, reflection, commiseration, humor, sorrow and rage, this anthology includes poems by some of the most exciting female poets writing and performing today. For girls aged 12 to 21, embrace your inner strength and embrace every challenge. Carry with you a powerful source of inspiration that will guide you through your toughest moments.

Take on the world with poetry by your side.

and God gave you the impossible task of guiding
me through to womanhood, our friendship tugging me
together when my mouth exploded all over itself,
the gentle counsel of your eyes, the generous salve
of your laugh, the unintentional comedy of our hair.

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