cover image Angst!: Teen Verses from the Edge

Angst!: Teen Verses from the Edge

. Workman Publishing, $8.95 (133pp) ISBN 978-0-7611-2383-5

Divided into sections such as ""Society's Ills,"" ""Crushed"" and ""Why Me?,"" the more than 60 poems included in Angst!: Teen Verses from the Edge edited by Karen Tom, illus. by Matt Frost, explore teens' thoughts and frustrations in their own words. From ""Multiracial in a Small Town"" to ""The Whinings of a Middle-Class White Girl"" to ""Ode to Narcissus,"" the verses cover a wide range of viewpoints; a final chapter, ""Poetry 101,"" defines different kinds of poetry and invites readers to try their hand at rhyme and meter. ( Apr.)