Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

$14.99

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

$14.99
  • Description

From NPR correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, comes a powerful and provocative collection of poems that cut to the heart of the entrenched racism and oppression in America and eloquently explores ongoing events.  

A book in the tradition of James Baldwin’s “A Report from Occupied Territory,”  Light for the World to See is a rap session on race.

A lyrical response to the struggles of Black lives in our world . . . to America’s crisis of conscience . . . to the centuries of loss, endless resilience, and unstoppable hope.   Includes an introduction by the author and a bold, graphically designed interior.

Author: Kwame Alexander
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 96pp
Size: 5 x 7
Notes: hardcover
Release Date: November 17, 2020
ISBN: 978-0358539414