Themes of discovery, identity, love, and life run throughout this powerful collection. Hear about memories of home, messages of acceptance, coming to terms with grief, and feeling trapped.

From the publisher: “The Whole World Is Watching throbs with urgency and intelligence, offering a window into the lives, minds, hearts of this city’s young poets.” —Nina MacLaughlin, The Boston Globe. 826 Boston’s first poetry anthology brings together the work of 8th-12th graders in the Writers’ Room programs at the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science, the Jeremiah E. Burke High School, the Boston Teachers Union K-8 School, Boston International Newcomers Academy, and the Rafael Hernández K-8 School. Foreword by Porsha Olayiwola, Boston Poet Laureate.”