Newbery and multi–Coretta Scott King honoree Nelson here re-creates Seneca Village, a path-breaking 19th-century Manhattan community that included the first significant assemblage of African-American property owners living alongside Irish and German immigrants. Diana diZerega Wall: I first heard about Seneca Village in a 1993 newspaper interview with Betsy Blackmar, one of the authors of The Park and the People: A History of Central Park.That book brought Seneca Village back into modern memory. Poetry illustrated in the poet's own words - with brief prose descriptions of what she sees inside her work -- this exquisite collection takes readers back in time and deep into the mind's eye of Marilyn Nelson. The book includes a foreword that describes the history of Seneca Village and a guide to the poetic forms Nelson uses in her poems. By Marilyn Nelson . Seneca Village is real. Marilyn Nelson, as she describes in the introduction, connected to the people of Seneca Village while spending years researching the community and this is very evident in how heartfelt and moving this collection of poems is. The immigrants who lived there-African American, Irish, German-were forced to move to make way for what is now Central Park. Marie Warsh: What first drew you to Seneca Village, and what did you hope that archaeology would help illuminate? The immigrants who lived there-African American, Irish, German-were forced to move to make way for what is now Central Park. Included as well is a foreword that outlines the history of Seneca Village and a guide to the variety of poetic forms she employs throughout this exceptional book. I’m going to begin with a dis­claimer that is also a bit o’ brag­ging. Seneca Village was a real place located in New York City in the 1800s. Nelson imagines their lives, dreams, successes, and setbacks. Most people in the United States have heard about New York City’s Central Park, but few have heard of Seneca Village, a community built on a portion of land that later was developed into Central Park. Or was real. AbeBooks.com: My Seneca Village (9781608981977) by Nelson, Marilyn and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. I’ve had the good for­tune to meet and work with Mar­i­lyn Nel­son (A Wreath for Emmett Till, Snook Alone, How I Dis­cov­ered Poet­ry). My Seneca Village. Orphaned brothers get gold fever. A girl ponders being free-but-not-free. Written by Dawn Jacobs Martin and Daryl Grabarek, this lesson plan is based on Marilyn Nelson’s poetry collection My Seneca Village (Namelos, 2015), in which she recreates Seneca Village, a multi-racial neighborhood that existed in 19th-century Manhattan. Most of them think that the content of … My Seneca Village by Marilyn Nelson. So, it makes the readers to be a good person in the future. My Seneca Village. A Note From the Publisher Also available in paperback 9781608981977 $12.95 Also available in e-book $9.95 As you know, there are manypeople have been read this book. Nelson imagines their lives, dreams, successes, and setbacks. My Seneca Vil­lage by Mar­i­lyn Nel­son Name­los, 2015. Reading My Seneca Village gives you the positive influence in the future because this book is available with good inspiration and knowledge. She employs a number of poetic forms in the telling of their stories. Seneca Village was a community in New York City located where… The little-known story of the settlement that preceded Central Park. My Seneca Village is a mighty work. A conjurer sees past his time and into ours. Seneca Village was a real place located in New York City in the 1800s. Literary Madeleines 2. by Mar­sha Qualey. She employs a number of poetic forms in the telling of their stories. 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