A Poem For My Librarian By Nikki Giovanni

In the poem, A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long, by Nikki Giovanni, a little girl loves to read. Her librarian, Mrs. Long, gives her great books to borrow. These books are very important to her and she holds them close to her heart. A possible theme for this poem is, reading can take you to new places you’ve never seen in reality. The little girl says; “Where I would sit on the front porch in a gray glider and dream of a world far away.” Reading really helps her escape her reality at times. She can dream and imagine new and different places, instead of the same place she has always known. This is important, because imagining and dreaming of new places can help you during hard times. If you get a bad grade on a test, but you go home and read