Amanda Gordon leads off this powerful anthology of thirty poems. Each coupled with moving artwork, these poems travel the spectrum from the past, through the present, and into the future. A New Land contains poetry on tree swings, thawing Popsicles, Florida sunshine, cantaloupe, and more.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Since 2004, The Telling Room has been nurturing the voices and publishing the work of some of today’s most talented and inspiring young poets and writers. Organized into three sections mirroring the transitional stages from childhood into adulthood, A New Land packages 30 groundbreaking poems from The Telling Room’s first 15 years. Follow one narrator as he revisits the winding river in Cameroon where he grew up. Feel how one of these poets feels when watching her younger brother grow into a black man in the world. Imagine the horror of a wildfire in the midst of climate change. Listen to one young woman describe the joys and tribulations of teenage motherhood. The poems here offer a stunning exploration of coming-of-age and a triumphant chorus of American youth, whose voices make up their ‘new land’ and also reckon with the social issues that impact us all.”