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Things I Have to Tell You: Poems and Writing by Teenage Girls (Betsy Franco Young Adult)
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About Things I Have To Tell You: Poems And Writing By
Product Description Teenage girls tell their own stories — in compelling poetry and prose paired with 42 striking photographs. The voices in this collection have so much to question, so much to grieve. They have so much to celebrate, so much to rage against. They’re ready to speak up and begin the conversation — with you and with the world. More than thirty uncensored poems are accompanied by Nina Nickles’s masterful photographs, which sensitively capture the moods and essence of adolescence. Here, painted in the words of teenage girls, is a portrait of their dreams and desires - a record of hope, disillusionment, anger, joy, sadness, and most of all, strength. From School Library Journal Gr 8 Up-In allowing the words of teens from across the nation to shine through, without polishing or pushing, Franco has succeeded in compiling one of the brightest collections out there today. In a mixture of prose and poetry, the young women express their fears, dreams, relationships, and angst. There are some poetic turns of phrases here ("we put on our chatter/like red lipstick/with the same amount/of greasy enthusiasm") and some strong language. And while the poems are triumphant in their realism, the book is elevated by the inclusion of gritty, unposed black-and-white photographs. These pictures, not taken to illustrate the poems, do so in an exemplary fashion. Like snapshots from personal photo albums, the images of a multicultural array of "everygirls" are harmonious complements to this outstanding collection. A fine companion to You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys (Candlewick, 2000).-Sharon Korbeck, Waupaca Area Public Library, WI Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. About the Author Nina Nickles has attended the Maine Photographic Workshops in Rockport, Maine, and the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico. In 1999, she won an American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) Big Picture Award, and her work has been shown in numerous galleries in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. While photographing for THINGS I HAVE TO TELL YOU, she says she responded to "the language, flow, and nuance of gesture - gestures that were at once particular and individual but at the same time expressed so much." Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. SECRETS Do you know my secret, Did I tell you it last night, Were you listening to my dreams, Were you hiding out of sight? Do you look to find my secret, Reading letters, reading notes, Picking up sometimes on phone calls, Opening books to see what I wrote? Do you really want to know my secret, Will it answer all your questions, Take away your mass of worries? Or maybe, you could ask for my suggestions. Do you ever think to ask me about my secret, Being honest and forthright, With no lies or hidden feelings? Only then will my secret come to light. Jessica L. McCloskey, age 16 ESCAPE I look inside me and I don’t see it I don’t see the power The confidence you say I have You say I can do anything That I’m sure of myself and my intentions And I wonder But I don’t know If it’s all there Waiting for the opportunity to jump into you And try to help you Fix you Ask you Why? Because I don’t know I wait anxiously Feeling my stomach A block of ice Chipping away, melting, then freezing up again Who can I follow? Cuz I don’t want to lead I ask myself every question There are temporary answers But I know more Like everybody seems to know more And I still don’t know how Cuz it’s nice to ignore confrontation Avoid conflict Watch my rainbow And let you watch yours But the universe knows more I must take this test just like everyone Takes tests I am closing in on the sky Hoping it will try to escape And I know I will let it get away Like I let a lot of things get away Cuz then I won’t have to continue the search For my power Theresa Hossfeld, age 16 NEW HONESTY Today I gave up a promising career of "truth." Profound state of love stepped in like a puzzle pie
