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“Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping it's dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.”

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Im not a poetry reader, but this was a book club pick and I‘m so glad it was picked. His poems are beautiful.

These poems reflect a driven, contemplative, loving, and insightful young man before his big rap career took off. He was obviously still growing into himself when he wrote these poems. They are heartbreaking, some amateur, sweet, and even naive, but always, he was thinking about the world around him and what justice meant. I wish he'd had the chance to say more.

#poetrymatters #murder @TheSpineView

#poetrymatters #rose @TheSpineView

What strikes hardest about Tupac Shakur's writing is how inescapably young he was, how heartbreaking it is, all over again, that such youth and promise was cut down too soon. Each poem is in here 2Xs - 1st as an image of the original scribble, complete with the illustrative doodles, misspellings, & abbreviations you would expect from a teenager's notebook, & then again as a typed poem. The juxtaposition is sharp and delightful.

“You never know how strong you can be until being strong is the only choice you have left.”

#CuriousCovers
#Closeup

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Poetry from one of the greatest poets of hip hop. #blitsy #blacklitsy

#Candle
#Sleightheshelves

thank you Morgan!!! I can‘t wait to read this one! I‘ve always been intrigued by Tupac... 🕯 @mngraham ❤️❤️❤️

#LitsyLove

All the stars ⭐️ I don‘t know a whole lot about Tupac, but he is an artist many of my students have told me to read about. With all 3 of our library‘s copies being lost I ordered my own from The Dock Bookshop for myself. Will continue to learn about this amazing human.

My Tupac tribute continue.

Tupac felt that through art we could incite a new revolution that incorporate the heart, mind, body, spirit and soul.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

My second poem from an amazingly talent.

I loved each and every poem. I also loved that the original was entered for each. They were in his handwriting. Some had sketches that he drew when writing and corrections/changes he made too. ❤️

Joining the celebration.

4/5

“I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up.... and handle it.” 💔

#Bright
#BoundTogetherJune
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Out in 2021! This is set 17 years before The Hate You Give, and tells Maverick‘s (Big Mav) story.
CANNOT WAIT. 😍😍😍

#poetrymatters #life @TheSpineView

4/5
As a fan of Tupac, it was easy for me to love this book of his poems. I grew up listening to him and memorizing his lyrics. These words are much more private and authentic to his voice. A true artist and poet, this book reveals Tupac‘s struggles, hopes and dreams. Recommend for any fan of his as well of poetry.

#Booked2019

“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 its 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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#WanderingJune | 21: #AFlowerInTheDesert

#QuotsyJune19 | 21: #Music

#PoetryMatters | 21: #Summer

📷: Made with Typorama

”Life's a wheel of fortune and it's my chance to spin it.”

#QuotsyJune19 | 4: #Spinster

📷: Made with Typorama

As in any collection, some poems hit me harder than others. I particularly enjoyed the titular poem, and several of the poems that express similar themes of triumphing through struggles, as well as some of the poems which expressed more confusion and indecision. There were quite a few relationship/romance themed poems, which I enjoyed less, but again, you can't win them all.

I can't help but just think of poetry books when I listen to #HeartOfGold

@Cinfhen @Lizpixie #MarchIntoThe70s

Books came in! I can only show one of them, the other two are for the swap, but I can't wait to read this!

So happy, I got to order 'Rose That Grew from Concrete' at the book store today! Along with a couple bookswap books 😏😏

This is a collection of poetry written by the late Tupac when he was 19 years old. I like some better than the others. Didn‘t like the ones about his relationship with girls (okay, he was 19) but I liked the ones that speaks of the need to survive and hope for a better tomorrow. The ones about motherhood and the one in memory of Vincent Van Gogh are good, too. Overall, recommended.

Taking a break from my chunkster to read some of Tupac‘s deeply personal thoughts in his collection of poetry.

#poetry #tupacshakur

“Please wake me when I‘m free”

Day 7 of #riotgrams Black Writers - I chose The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur. I was recently given this book by a close friend. This is a fantastic compilation of his work, very cathartic. ❤️📚 #blackwriters #legends #poetry #music #tupac #newbooks

Well known for being a talented artist/rapper and actor, but few people were aware of his poetry skills.

“It‘s a snapshot into the life of Tupac before he became 2Pac: Rap Superstar. It‘s unedited, having been copied straight from the lined notebooks Tupac wrote on..”

#fiercebeb #tobeyounggiftedandblack

Just a few more books - only one more to arrive. It's slightly possible that I've gone a tiny bit overboard! #bookbinge #tbr

Held captive for your politics
They wanted to break your soul
They ordered the extermination
of all minds they couldn't control
🌹#therosethatgrewfromconcrete #justabreathoffreedom

Honest, pure and touching! This book of poetry by the late great Tupac Shakur was published in 1999. With Pac's hand written poetry is on the left page & the typed version is on the right, the reader gets an intimate look at Tupac the poet. You can feel Pac's passion. This book covers a wide range of topics such as love, politics, death, his mother, and to my surprise he even wrote a couple of poems for Jada Pinkett-Smith.

MY FIRST POST...Decided to go the the park today and read some #poetry from Tupac...#therosethatgrewfromtheconcrete

Hoopla has all my favorite albums from high school! Thank you Litsy for informing me about #hoopla! #blameitonlitsy #90smusic 🎶🔉🎙

Oh yeah! I've got a break in the move until Wednesday while my stuff sits in VA waiting for another load. Welcome back Litsy for a few days! I missed all of you!

#augustphotochallenge #day19 #thegreatestrapperofalltime #poetry #2pac #the greatest #rip #rapcanbepoetry

I did it! 24 hours of straight reading. I burned through eight books. I've travelled to Paris, Algeria, NYC, the Deep South, French Guiana, Mexico City, Portland, Appalachia North Carolina, Tokyo, Sweden... And now I'm going to bed. Also, 2Pac's poetry is more relevant than ever. ✌🏽️💗😴 #24in48 #readathon

I did it! 24 hours of straight reading. I burned through eight books. I've travelled to Paris, Algeria, NYC, the Deep South, French Guiana, Mexico City, Portland, Appalachia North Carolina, Tokyo, Sweden... And now I'm going to bed. Also, 2Pac's poetry is more relevant than ever. ✌🏽️💗😴 #24in48 #readathon

Last book of my readathon! I am exhausted, but what a wonderful experience! #24in48 #readathon

My picks for the @24in48 readathon. @Litsy