The poetic memoir born of Jacqueline Woodson’s days, her remembering her seeing her questioning, has this girl wondering what is in me to uncover, overcome, embrace.
Castes of Yellow
Where do novelists find a title for a work of fiction? Anywhere, and everywhere. For Maren Jensen’s story, I drew inspiration for my book title from a favorite poem, Castes of Yellow by Viola Jacobson Berg. Mrs. Berg’s two books on poetic forms–Pathways for the Poet and Poet’s Treasury: Second Book of All New Patterns have served as resources I used to teach myself how to …