![]() ![]() ![]() There’s also an accompanying artist’s note explaining the meanings behind the illustrations. Nelson evokes a number of literary predecessors and historical and modern events in her extended sonnet, which she explains in detail in the back of the book (don’t you wish all poems, especially those for young readers, came with a detailed explanation of the poem’s meaning?). ![]() Both Nelson’s and Lardy’s illustrations reflect the tragedy of this event but also point toward hope for a better future. Nelson’s subject is dark – the brutal murder of an innocent 14-year-old boy, Emmett Till, in the 1960s South brought about because of racial prejudices. Sounds complicated, right? The effect is marvelous though, especially considering that Nelson’s final sonnet is also an acrostic spelling out RIP Emmett Till. ![]()
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