Poetry Memoirs for Young People

Poetry is one place where writers look back on their lives and share memories of significant moments and experiences. Here is a selection of poetry memoirs written specifically for young people.

The list begins:

Abeel, Samantha.1993. Reach for the Moon. Duluth, MN: Pfeifer-Hamilton.

            Appelt, Kathi. 2004. My Father’s Summers: A Daughter’s Memoirs. New York: Henry Holt.

Begay, Shonto. 1995. Navajo: Visions and Voices Across the Mesa. New York: Scholastic.

Brown, Dale S. 1995. I Know I Can Climb the Mountain. Columbus, OH: Mountain Books & Music.

Corrigan, Eireann. 2002. You Remind Me of You; A Poetry Memoir. New York: Push/Scholastic.

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