Poetry in Motion Publications
Poetry In Motion: 100 Poems from the Buses and Subways was published by W.W. Norton in 1996 and was selected as a Best Book for Young Adults by the Young Adult Library Services Association and the American Library Association.
Poetry In Motion From Coast to Coast was published by W.W. Norton in 2002 and includes 120 selections from buses and subways across the country. The book was noted praiseworthy "for its populist approach to poetry."
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