In The Children of NYC: Straight from the Heart one will find the best and most unique poems the children of New York City have to offer. These funny, passionate and sometimes thought provoking poems, compiled in this book and written by the talented, young minds of New York City, allows this book to be much more than just another poetry anthology. Each poem in The Children of NYC: Straight from the Heart was selected for inclusion through a city wide contest, which is held annually and sponsored by The Community Book Store. Any lover of poetry will find several favorites here. Anyone who has yet to discover poetry's force will find it here and will be pleased by the straightforward, unpretentious work of these children.