Grimes' 'Garvey in the Dark' wins 2023 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Libraries and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book have announced the 2023 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Libraries and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book have announced the 2023 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award , presented annually to an American poet or anthologist for the most outstanding new book of poetry for children published in the previous calendar year. This year's winner is 'Garvey in the Dark,' written by Nikki Grimes , and published by Wordsong , an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers. 'An emotional and timely verse novel that explores the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic alongside the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement from a preteen boy's perspective.