A selection of Tupac's poetry written between 1989 and 1991. The book is formatted with his original writing and a typed transcription of the work. The book is separated into thematic sections including romance and politics.
It's an interesting look into the interior life of an artist. ( )

The Rose That Grew From Concrete is a selection of poems by the late Tupac (2pac) Shakur. I used this book with a set of middle school boys who were "too cool to write poetry" but loved hip hop music. Just reading this book turned this set of boys into writers overnight. Tupac uses symbols that appeal to middle school students and reflect the struggles in his life. I would highly recommend using this book to hook middle and high school students.

Here is an excerpt from the book:
The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared. ( )

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I thought it was the most interesting book in the whole world. The poems explained alot of things about Tupac. Like he isn't a bad person and he is a very lyrical person
and that is how he expresses himself in a non violent and lyrical way. and you can here his emotion in his words and it makes a lot of sense to me and i will probaly read it many more times.

Poetry and drawings by the late Tupac Shakur. The poems are shown in his own handwriting. ( )