Patrice Vecchione challenges readers to respond with their own truths to the poems she has gathered in this thought-provoking collection. “What do you find true?” she asks in her introduction. “Are you persuaded to believe? . . . Speak back to these works. Bring your questions with you when you turn the page . . . If you don’t speak your truth, who will?” Vecchione has selected 69 poems from writers across the centuries, including a fine gathering from poets writing today. As part of the biographical note for each writer, she includes a suggested reading list. A collection that emphasizes the very personal nature of truth reveals something essential about us all--the longing to find others whose truths speak to us. (Age 15 and older)