Poems for the Village

About the Book

She is sharing some of her favorite poems that she had to repeat every day in her little village. This book presents the flavor and spiciness of words as they can be sung or repeated at home or at school. She is helping young people to remember their own cultural backgrounds and to celebrate their own culture as they live in a plural society in the United States of America. New York is a melting pot of different cultures, and we can celebrate our own cultures as we live from day to day by learning poems from the past and the present. Cheryl Ainsworth Martin is a teacher. She is the mother of Shari, Nicole, and Vanessa Marie Martin. She is also the grandmother of Troy, Trent, and Triniti Gaillard. She currently lives and works in New York.

About the Author

Cheryl Ainsworth Martin is a prolific author and poet. She has written more than twelve books, and she wants people everywhere to know that poetry is still a shortcut to literacy. Poetry is an amazing way to get scholars and adults to learn facts and information. This book is an anthology of her favorite poems from when she was a child, growing up in the rural village of Victoria, located on the East Coast of Demerara in Guyana. At that time, teachers used poetry to teach most of the subjects in day school and in the local churches. Children were required to memorize verses and to say them from memory.