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Poem: "The Cold Within" by James Patrick Kinney

The Cold Within by James Patrick Kinney Six humans trapped by happenstance in black and bitter cold Each possessed a stick of wood, Or so the story's told. Their dying...

Poem: "No Difference" by Shel Silverstein

I spent many hours as a child loving Shel Silverstein's book of poems, Where the Sidewalk Ends. This was definitely one of my favorites: No Difference by Shel Silverstein Small...

Poem: "Human Family" by Maya Angelou

[audio=http://www.icelebratediversity.com/humanfamily.mp3] (there's nothing like hearing Maya Angelou share her poetry...such a gift!) Human Family by Maya Angelou I note the obvious differences in the human family. Some of us are...

Poem: "Lisa" by Beverly McLoughland (biracial)

I found the following treasure at a school book fair many years ago. It was buried in a book titled "Through Our Eyes: Poems and Pictures About Growing Up". The book...