One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance

• A 2017 New York Public Library Best Kids Book of the Year
• A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017, Middle Grade
• A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017, Nonfiction

In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance — including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era — by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using “The Golden Shovel” poetic method, Grimes has written a collection of poetry that is as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking.

This special book also includes original artwork in full-color from some of today’s most exciting African American illustrators, who have created pieces of art based on Nikki’s original poems.

Featuring art by:

• Cozbi Cabrera,
• R. Gregory Christie,
• Pat Cummings,
• Jan Spivey Gilchris,
• Ebony Glenn,
• Nikki Grimes,
• E. B. Lewis,
• Frank Morrison,
• Christopher Myers,
• Brian Pinkney,
• Sean Qualls,
• James Ransome,
• Javaka Steptoe,
• Shadra Strickland, and
• Elizabeth Zunon.

Educators: review the teaching guide.

A foreword, an introduction to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, author’s note, poet biographies, and index makes this not only a book to cherish, but a wonderful resource and reference as well.

A 2017 New York Public Library Best Kids Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017, Middle Grade
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017, Nonfiction