Black Kid in a New Place
Summary
Black Kid in a New Place
These five verses explore a child’s perspective on the topic of migration with vivid images of flying, blossoming and dancing comparing its situation with a trapped bird concluding in the and that… “…I see I am a transplanted sapling, here, blossoming.”
Critical edition
Berry, James. "Black Kid in a New Place." Only One of Me: Selected poems. Macmillan Children's Books, 2004. 15 l., ISBN 9780330418317