Autism Awareness & Poetry

Spring has sprung here in Harris County, and along with the birds twittering, you may have your thoughts turning to poetry for National Poetry Month.  Our Gabbing with the Librarians have you covered.  It is also Autism Acceptance month.  This yearly advocacy month has changed since it began in 1970, and we're honored to have individuals speak with us about awareness and acceptance of Autistic lives.  We'll also share book reviews from our community and resources in our Harris County Public Library collection to support Autistic individuals and their families.

For the works mentioned in our Gabbing with the Librarians segment listed below:
Eminem. Angry Blonde. ReganBooks, 2002. 

Gorman, Amanda. Amanda Gorman, 2021, www.theamandagorman.com/. 

Matejka, Adrian. The Big Smoke Poems. Penguin Poets, 2013. 

Matejka, Adrian. Map to the Stars. Penguin Books, 2017

Poe, Edgar Allan. The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Modern Library, 1992.  

Siegel, Matthew. Blood Work. The University of Wisconsin Press, 2015. 

“Taylor Swift.” YouTube, YouTube, www.youtube.com/c/TaylorSwift/featured. 

Wordsworth, William, et al. LYRICAL BALLADS; edited by Michael Mason, LONGMAN, 2007. https://www.hcpl.net/title-record/1033786

Items mentioned in the Neurodiversity Book list are listed below:

The New Social Story book by Carol Gray

NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman 

Sincerely Your Autistic Child edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu

Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! By Sarah Kapit 

Many Mysteries of the Finkel Familyby Sarah Kapit 

A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan 

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