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Advance Praise

“You will never think the same about immigrant workers and their children after you read these poems. And you will better appreciate the passion, frustration, pain and joy of those who teach English as a second language. A remarkable achievement in a few words.”

— Newt Gingrich, 58th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

“Meet Hala, Alma, Fazilah, and Fernan – just a few of the ESL students who populate the poems of World Class – and you will find yourself in a world as full of surprises as English itself. Elkin manages to capture the amusing without poking fun and to embody the heartbreaking without resorting to pity. Instead she employs the strong rhythms of accentual verse to explore what it is like to teach and to learn from students whose stories span the globe.”

—Sue Ellen Thompson, author of The Golden Hour and winner of the 2010 Maryland Author Award

“This short collection of brave and honest poems is a powerful “poetry of witness” to a segment of America often overlooked and occasionally reviled. Elkin’s accentual rhythms give insistent voice to the haunting stories of her hardworking and determined students, many of whom have fled horrors in their countries of origin in search of an elusive American dream. These poems will move you and stay with you.”

— Anna M. Evans, editor, Barefoot Muse Press

“Elkin has given us a glorious gift by transforming beautifully written words into a moving yet mystical journey. This stellar compilation of poems takes us inside the secret world of strangers to our land while allowing us to pause for tea then find a comfortable quilt before reading each one over and over again! Not since Langston Hughes’ “I Too, Am America” has there been such a deep emotional bond with those planted so firmly on the ‘outside’.”

— M.D Johnson, author of The ISIS Project book series

World Class

Poems Inspired by the E.S.L. Classroom

J. C. Elkin