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Witness: Poems to Address the Past, Present, and Future of Policing

This potent YA poetry anthology explores policing while honoring ancestors, recognizing our present, and making space for dreams of the future. This wide-ranging collection springs from a simple invitation to share stories. Through contributions from nearly forty poets, including Ada Limón, Jason Reynolds, Erin Entrada Kelly, and Danez Smith, a multifaceted chorus of voices explores experiences and emotions related to policing and over-policing. Evocative pieces of artwork by Damon Davis are interspersed, adding additional layers of meaning. In this deeply moving collection, anthologists and poets Ari Tison and Ty Chapman give readers an opportunity to reflect, to discuss, and above all, to witness.