Dimontre
Dimontre
Dimontre grew up in Maryland but came to DC in 10th grade. He has been playing football since middle school, and writing was a hidden talent that he didn't really know he had. His favorite artist is Lil' Wayne because some of his music is artistic, and the words he's using you can imagine in your head. That's what he tries to do with poetry. He plans to go to college and study Business Administration and hopefully become a financial advisor. So he won't be a full-time poet, but this will not be his last poem.
BOOKS BY DIMONTRE
2015 INDIEFAB Finalist: YA Nonfiction Book of the Year
2015 INDIEFAB Finalist: Child Author Book of the Year
Proceeds from book sales go to a Ballou HS scholarship fund and to empower new authors.
Through the course of a historic year of civil unrest and the emergence of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, thirty teen writers from Frank W. Ballou High School in Washington, DC came together to take part in this national conversation about race, inequality, violence, and justice. Through their powerful, personal stories these writers intend to Change the Narrative about youth of color. We are not thugs, they say. We are not victims. We are big sisters and sports stars, academic strivers and everyday heroes. We speak out for justice. We dream big dreams. These writers want more for themselves, more for their community, more for their generation. And they are challenging their readers to listen, and to recognize in each story a common humanity worthy of dignity, support, and respect. This riot of voices must be heard.
ISBN: 978-0692455388
Age: 12+
Lexile: 820L
Page Count: 88
Published: 2015
