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All Power to the People: Poems to Address the Past, Present, and Future of Policing

Ari Tison

This poetry anthology from Ari Tison and Ty Chapman centers a chorus of voices from various spaces of marginalization in response to policing.

Written for young adults and featuring striking visual art, it is comprised of both new and award-winning poets and YA authors. The collection explores the personal experiences of the authors, holding space for those lost to over-policing, honoring young activists at the forefront of movements calling for reform, and looking forward to the future of public safety.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Zest Books (Tm)
  • Publish Date: Aug 1st, 2026
  • Pages: NA
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
  • EAN: 9798765647240
  • Recommended age: 13-18
  • Categories: • Poetry• Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism• Social Topics - Violence

About the Author

Tison, Ari: - Ari Tison is a Bribri poet and author based in Wisconsin. Her YA hybrid poetry & prose novel Saints of the Household (2023) won multiple awards including the 2024 Walter Dean Myers Award, the 2024 Pura Belpré Award, and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award. Ari was chosen as a 2023 Publishers Weekly Flying Start. Her poems and short works have been published in numerous national magazines.
Chapman, Ty: - Ty Chapman is the author of Sarah Rising (Beaming 2022); Looking for Happy (Beaming 2023); A Door Made for Me, written with Tyler Merritt (WorthyKids 2022); as well as multiple forthcoming children's books through various publishers, and a forthcoming poetry collection through Button Poetry. Ty was a finalist for Tin House's 2022 Fall Residency, Button Poetry's 2020 Chapbook Contest, and Frontier Magazine's New Voices Contest. He was recently named a Cave Canem fellow and holds an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.