Cast Away: Poems for Our Time

"Nye at her engaging, insightful best." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Acclaimed poet and Young People's Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection of more than eighty original and never-before-published poems. A deeply moving, sometimes funny, and always provocative poetry collection for all ages.

"How much have you thrown away in your lifetime already? Do you ever think about it? Where does this plethora of leavings come from? How long does it take you, even one little you, to fill the can by your desk?" ?Naomi Shihab Nye

National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Poet Laureate, and devoted trash-picker-upper Naomi Shihab Nye explores these questions and more in this original collection of poetry that features more than eighty new poems. "I couldn't save the world, but I could pick up trash," she says in her introduction to this stunning volume.

With poems about food wrappers, lost mittens, plastic straws, refugee children, trashy talk, the environment, connection, community, responsibility to the planet, politics, immigration, time, junk mail, trash collectors, garbage trucks, all that we carry and all that we discard, this is a rich, engaging, moving, and sometimes humorous collection for readers ages twelve to adult.

Includes ideas for writing, recycling, and reclaiming, and an index.

Author: Naomi Shihab Nye
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 02/11/2020
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780062907691
Age Range: 8-12

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2019
Booklist 12/01/2019 pg. 41
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 94
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2020 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2020 pg. 95
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average