Moved by the evocative verse of legendary writers of the Harlem Renaissance, Nikki Grimes has composed gorgeous new poetry with timely themes for today, creating wholly original poems based on the works of master poets like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Jean Toomer, and others.

Emergency measure /by Nikki Grimes -- -- Storm ending / by Jean Toomer -- -- Truth / by Nikki Grimes -- -- Life and death / by Clara Ann Thompson -- -- Crucible of champions / by Nikki Grimes -- -- For a poet / by Countee Cullen -- -- A safe place / by Nikki Grimes -- -- Calling dreams / by Georgia Douglas Johnson -- -- The sculptor / by Nikki Grimes -- -- We wear the mask / by Paul Laurence Dunbar -- -- Jabari unmasked / by Nikki Grimes -- -- Mother to son / by Langston Hughes -- -- Lessons / by Nikki Grimes -- -- As the eagle soars / by Jean Toomer -- -- No hamsters here / by Nikki Grimes -- -- An excerpt from To Usward / by Gwendolyn Bennett -- -- In search of a superpower / by Nikki Grimes -- -- Hope / by Georgia Douglas Johnson -- -- On bully patrol / by Nikki Grimes -- -- The negro speaks of rivers / by Langston Hughes -- -- David's old soul / by Nikki Grimes -- -- To a dark girl / by Gwendlyn Bennett -- -- Through the eyes of artists / by Nikki Grimes -- -- Common dust / by Georgia Douglas Johnson -- -- A dark date for Josh / by Nikki Grimes -- -- No images / by Waring Cuney -- -- Blurred beauty / byNikki Grimes -- -- The minor key / by Clara Ann Thompson -- -- Common denominator / by Nikki Grimes -- -- I leave the glory days / by Nikki Grimes.