City of One: Young Writers Speak to the World

by WritersCorps, Isabel Allende (Foreword)

Poetry, Fiction, Cultural Writing. Ethnic Studies. In this new collection from WritersCorps, young urban poets and authors make the act of writing into an act of peace. The exploration ranges from the personal to the communal to the political. Funded by a Peace and the Written Word Award from the Isabel Allende Foundation, with a forward by Allende herself, CITY OF ONE is a testimony to a new engaged generation.

244 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

About the author

WritersCorps is an alliance of creative writing programs in three cities — San Francisco, the Bronx, and Washington, D.C. — with a mission to transform the lives of youth through the written word.

Since its inception in 1994, WritersCorps has helped more than 40,000 young people nationwide improve their literacy and self-sufficiency. With its award-winning publications and local and national events, the organization has become a national model in arts and literacy.

Reviews

[Aine 🫒🥒🍅🫐🧄🎺 🚥🚥🚥🛣🪴 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really beautiful book. It’s the first poetry book I’ve bought myself and so so worth it. I love poetry now. As a teen, it was so cool to read work by kids my age and younger. It’s almost 20 years but ya the theme is timeless. It’s a collection of poetry about hope, peace, and reimagining. Really amazing experience 10/10/10 10s across the board.