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By M.O. Yuksel, illustrated by Hatem Aly. Harper. Ages 4-8. $17.99.
“In my mosque, we are a rainbow of colors and speak in different accents,” opens this joyful celebration of mosques around the world. Voices of children chime in with a few sentences per page while richly colored and detailed pictures show mosques of various styles, some domed and others with tall minarets. The children and adults, who have different skin and hair colors, wear a variety of clothes, often with gorgeous patterns and hues. Themes of family and friendship prevail, along with references to spirituality: “In my mosque, we end our prayers by greeting the angels on our shoulders who watch over us day and night.” The celebration concludes with the invitation, “You are welcome in my mosque.” At the end, those who want more information will find an author’s note, a short glossary, and an annotated list of historic mosques.
WKSU People from around the world have the opportunity to contribute to a pandemic-themed collective poem through a joint project from the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University and the University of Arizona s Poetry Center.
Kent State s Wick Poetry Center has joined with the University of Arizona s Poetry Center to offer a collaborative poem that encourages people around the world to share their feelings of the pandemic and the opportunity to finally get vaccinated through verse.
The Global Vaccine Poem was inspired by a decade-old Wick Poetry Center activity that allows community members to respond to one another in stanzas to create one collective poem, Director David Hassler said.