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Each Renaissance poem is accompanied by a golden shovel and an illustration by a Black woman artist. In Legacy, Nikki Grimes uses the golden shovel form to celebrate women poets of the Harlem Renaissance.

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His newsletters are full of stuff, author interviews on “This Book is Dedicated to”, promotional materials, and links to more. I recently subscribed to Chris Barton’s newsletter, and low and behold, was the winner of this book on my first month. I would have, should have a copy of this book, but hadn’t bought it yet. I was the lucky winner of a free copy of Legacy by Nikki Grimes. And I hadn’t even gotten to a glass of wine yet.

The digging, clearing a space for something new, finding new plants, a gift of friendship all soothed by worried soul. I went shopping for plants in Mary’s yard and came home with pots of native sunflowers, a blooming ground cover, and one other butterfly plant whose name I’ve already forgotten. She said, “Come over! I have some plants for you.” Mary is my good friend who is a master gardener. I was amazed at how easily I calmed down when I dug in the cool brown dirt, watched doddle bugs emerge, and felt that satisfaction that I was doing something productive. Then I went outside to water plants and ended up pulling weeds. I apologized for yelling at him and promised I would try to wait a few more days. “You mean I don’t have to get on the phone and call all these companies?” He again very patiently explained that some companies allow them to change over the recurring charges.

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Then I asked, “Why could the Disney Plus charge go through and I don’t even have the secret number yet?” He patiently checked on the status and calmly explained that I should wait a few more days. A bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point.

I bantered on about subscriptions being canceled so I couldn’t even watch TV. They shut down my credit card over 3 weeks ago due to fraud, and I still do not have a new card. I literally yelled at the poor East Indian dude who answered my called to the credit card company. A good deed is never lost he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. Thank you to Two Writing Teachers for creating an amazing community of writers and a safe, welcoming space to write and share.Ī tree is known by its fruit a man by his deeds.