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• Un Mango Grows in Kansas

  Medina, Huascar,

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  A book of poems translated from Spanish by former Poet Laureate of Kansas, Huascar Medina.

• Ghost Sign

  Poems From White Buffalo

  Ortolani, Al,

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  White Buffalo was an artists haven of a cafe in Pittsburg, Kansas. Honoring this location, four poets have come together to write about other forgotten landmarks, organizations, and people of Southeast Kansas.

• Feet of the Messenger

  Poems

  Palmer, H. C., 1936-

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  A memoir told through poetry, Palmer's poems cover his growing up in the Flint Hills to his time as an army surgeon in Vietnam to his career as a medical doctor.

• Dress Me Like a Prizefighter

  Poems

  Strayhall, Catherine,

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  A debut poetry volume from a local Kansas City author. "Dress Me Like A Prizefighter" will give you plenty of food for thought and poems that will stay with you long after you've finished the book.

• The Afterlives of Trees

  Poems

  Townley, Wyatt

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  A local Johnson County author, Wyatt Townley served as the fourth poet laureate of Kansas from 2013-2015.

• Buried in the Suburbs

  Poems

  Heller, Jamie Lynn,

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  A collection of lovely, poignant moments captured beautifully. Scenes of nature, both suburban and wild, parenthood, elderly parents, exhaustion from overbusyness, pieces of life, each a small bit of resonant truth.

• Kansas Speaks Out

  Poems in the Age of Me, Too

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  A book of poems speaking out against sexual assault, written by poets from Kansas, Kansas City, or those who are Kansas-connected. There is a highlight of Kansas Poets Laureate and the current Missouri Poet Laureate from KC.

• To the Stars

  Kansas Poets of the Ad Astra Poetry Project

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  Perfect for book clubs or poetry classes, "To the Stars" highlights poetry related to the Kansas experience. Discussion questions and commentary accompany each entry from Denise Low's Ad Astra Poetry Project.

• To the Stars Through Difficulties

  a Kansas Renga in 150 Voices

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  Each entry builds on the last in this book length collaborative poem taking readers through the ever changing culture of Kansas.

• While the Kettle's on

  Poetry

  Johnson, Melissa Fite,

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  Brew a cup of tea and settle in for this beautiful collection detailing almost every aspect of Johnson's daily life.

• Cricket in the Thicket

  Poems About Bugs

  Murray, Carol,

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  A fantastic introduction to poetry for young readers, "Cricket in the Thicket" includes poems about all kinds of creepy crawlies accompanies by fun facts about each insect.