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The poetry of us : more than 200 poems that celebrate the people, places, and passions of the United States / edited by J. Patrick Lewis, former U.S. Children's Poet Laureate.

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Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2018]

Patriotism -- United States -- Juvenile poetry.

United States -- Juvenile poetry.

National characteristics, American -- Juvenile poetry.

9781426331855 (hardcover)

191 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

New England -- Mid-Atlantic -- Southeast -- Midwest -- Great Plains -- Rocky Mountain West -- Pacific Coast -- Territories.

Experience the great diversity of America on a trip through each of the 50 states and the many cultures, traditions, histories, and passions that define us. Taste sweet blueberries and baked beans in New England, hear the bustle of city music and the call of market vendors in the Mid-Atlantic, and watch the sunrise over gentle ridges and silent swamps in the Southeast. Attend city parades and small-town festivals in the Midwest, join cowboys and songwriters in the Great Plains, sweep through sleeping deserts and running rivers in the Rocky Mountain West, and dive into the salty seas, sylvan valleys, and snowy shorelines of the Pacific Coast. From Langston Hughes's Alabama mornings to Edna St. Vincent Millay's New York ferry rides, distinctive voices celebrate the spirit that unites us.

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