The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets

Coming October 1, 2024

ISBN: 978-1728492100

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Poems selected by Irene Latham and Charles Waters

With illustrations by Mercè López

Carolrhoda Books

Whoops! Ack! Darn it! Twenty brave poets share real-life blunders they made as young people. With a wide range of mistakes and a diverse group of poets, this anthology speaks to a wide audience.

A Junior Library Guild selection

"Comforting reminders that nobody's perfect, infused with lessons large and small."
Kirkus

"An anthology packed with a broad spectrum of human emotion and experience."
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