The Poet X

Name: The Poet X
Author: Elizabeth Acevedo

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Dominican teenager defies religious mother to become slam poetry champion

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Elizabeth Acevedo

American poet and novelist of Dominican descent whose The Poet X won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Her adult fiction extends her exploration of Latina identity and voice. She is one of the most celebrated young Latina literary voices in America.

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