DICTIONARY cover

...because we all want to make the world a better place!

Hooray! Today marks the release of DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z, co-written with Charles Waters, (amazing!) illustrations by Mehrdokht Amini. Big thanks to the whole team at Lerner Publishing for helping make this book a reality!

Friends, this was one of the toughest projects I've ever worked on! Which is why it's especially gratifying to see it in its final form. I'm so proud of our work. :)

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Reviews

"Forms range from the aubade to the villanelle, each explained in a brief caption. Latham and Water’s personal stories are plainspoken and relatable, and the suggested actions, accessible." - Publisher's Weekly STARRED

"this inclusive, thought-provoking anthology offers a number of entry points for exploring concepts and issues related to identity, social justice, and making a difference." Recommended. - School Library Journal

"A creative and inspirational resource suitable for a broad range of ages and uses." - Kirkus

Resources

DICTIONARY Discussion Guide, created by Zestlan Simmons, 2019 Alabama Teacher of the Year

Q & A about DICTIONARY with Irene Latham & Charles Waters

In other news, I selected RED as my 2020 One Little Word. Join me in celebrating the color red each Poetry Friday when I share a fresh red poem inspired by art as part of my 2020 ARTSPEAK! Red.

I've got lots of travel, school visits, and book events coming up! I look forward to seeing many of you very soon.

Feb. 9 Birmingham Arts Journal reading/reception (Homewood, AL)
Feb. 23 Highland Lake Reading Series, featuring poet/author/teacher Tina Mozelle Braziel
Feb. 26-27 Shelby County Instructional Services PD (Alabaster, AL)
Feb. 27 Cahaba Heights Elementary (Vestavia, AL) – with Charles Waters
Feb. 28 Berry Middle School (Hoover, AL) - with Charles Waters
Mar. 2 Blount County Retired Teachers, 4:30 pm (Cleveland, AL)
Mar. 5 Mt. Laurel Elementary School (Birmingham, AL)
Mar. 7 Monroeville Literary Festival (Monroeville, AL)
Mar. 13-14 SCBWI Southern Breeze Writing & Illustrating for Kids (Homewood, AL)
Mar. 18 Appalachian High School (Oneonta, AL)
Mar. 20-21 Southern Kentucky Book Festival (Bowling Green, KY)
Mar. 23-24 Texas Library Assoc.16th Annual Poetry Roundup with Sylvia Vardell (Houston, TX)
Mar. 31 Stone County Schools (Wiggins, MS)
Apr. 1-3 Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival (Hattiesburg, MS)

G is for GIVEAWAY!

Good news: I've got 3 copes of DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD to pass along for e-newsletter subscribers only! Please use the button below to enter! One of the options for entry includes replying to this email by 12 pm CST Feb. 13 with a word you'd like to add to our book! *Must be a word not already included in the book!

To help you out, here are the words included in our DICTIONARY: Acceptance, Ally, Belonging, Compassion, Courage, Create, Dialogue, Diversity, Dream, Empathy, Equality, Exercise, Experiment, Forgiveness, Freedom, Fuel, Gratitude, (Epitaph for) Hate, Hope. Humility, Intention, Justice, Kindness, Laughter , Listen, Love, Mindfulness, Nature, Netiquette, Open, Pause, Peace, Question, Reach, Release, Respect, Service, Shero, Team. Tenacity, Upstander, Vulnerable, Voice, (Bear) Witness, Wonder, Xenial, Yes, Zest

I look forward to your additions!! Good luck!
Enter the Giveaway!

Thank you so much for celebrating with me! And remember: "Precious jewel, you glow, you shine, reflecting all the good things in the world. Just look at yourself." - Maya Angelou

I'll be back in April to share about THE CAT MAN OF ALEPPO, a Junior Library Guild selection which has received 2 STARRED reviews so far. Yay!

with love and gratitude,
Irene
 

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