{"product_id":"9781948556071","title":"A Collection of Poems: MORE COOKED UP POETRY","description":"\u003cp\u003eCHERYL AINSWORTH MARTIN was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eborn in Guyana. She immigrated to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited States of America a­fter becoming a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteacher in her native land. She received her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emasters degree from Brooklyn College, at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe City University of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe retired a­fter thirty-three years of service\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the Public School System. She believes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat poetry is a short-cut to literacy. Many\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estudents like the rhymes and rhythms of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epoems, and they learn to remember the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewords better if they are written in poetic stanzas or verses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheryl is also a spoken word artist, and a public speaker. She is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe mother of Shari, Nicole and Vanessa Maria Martin. She is the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrandmother of Troy, Trent and Triniti Gaillard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducation remains her number one priority. She believes that reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis fundamental, and that education is everybody’s business.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toplink Publishing, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116659491056,"sku":"9781948556071","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781948556071_p0.jpg?v=1763798031","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781948556071","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}