A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson

This memorial to the teen-age victim of a racially motivated murder is composed in the strict form of a heroic crown of sonnets. The last line of each poem becomes the first line of the next. The illustrations echo the dignified and somber tone of the poems.


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Poetry for Grade(s) 8

A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson (Poetry poetry for Grade/s8)