Marilyn Nelson, author portrait
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Marilyn Nelson

Marilyn Nelson is a three-time National Book Award Finalist, has won a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor and several Coretta Scott King Honors, and has received several prestigious poetry awards, including the Poets' Prize and the Robert Frost Medal. She has recently been a judge of poetry applicants at the National Endowment for the Arts and Yaddo, and has received three honorary doctorates.
A is for Oboe: The Orchestra's Alphabet
Lubaya's Quiet Roar
How I Discovered Poetry
American Ace

Books

A is for Oboe: The Orchestra's Alphabet
Lubaya's Quiet Roar
How I Discovered Poetry
American Ace

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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