Title: The inner city Mother Goose
First published: 1969
Description: Poems inspired by traditional nursery rhymes depict the grim reality of inner city life, including such topics as crime, drug abuse, unemployment, and inadequate housing.
Subjects: American poetry, Children's poetry, American, City and town life, Inner cities, Juvenile poetry, Mother Goose, Nursery rhymes, Parodies, imitations, Poetry, Slums, Social problems, Children's poetry, American poetry, african american authors
People: Lawrence Ratzkin