The Rose That Grew from Concrete (poetry collection) explained
| The Rose That Grew from Concrete |
| Author: | Tupac Shakur |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Publisher: | Pocket Books |
| Pub Date: | November 1, 1999 |
| Pages: | 149 (first edition)
176 (2009 reprint) |
| Isbn: | 978-0-671-02844-2 |
The Rose That Grew from Concrete (1999) is a collection of poetry written between 1989 and 1991 by Tupac Shakur, published by Pocket Books through its MTV Books imprint.[1] A preface was written by Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur, a foreword by Nikki Giovanni and an introduction by his manager, Leila Steinberg.
Table of contents
Nothing Can Come Between Us
- Nothing Can Come Between Us
- My Dearest One!!
- If There Be Pain...
- Things That Make Hearts Break
- Black Woman
- And Still I Love U
- The Mutual Heartache?
- 1st Impressions
- A Love Unspoken
- Forever and Today
- When I Do Kiss U
- Carmencita of the Bronx!
- Untitled
- Love Is Just Complicated
- Elizabeth
- I Know My Heart Has Lied Before
- From First Glance
- 1 for April
- Wife 4 Life
- Tears from a Star
- March 1 — The Day After April
- Why Must U Be Unfaithful
- The Power of a Smile
- Genesis (The Rebirth of My Heart)
- Love Within a Storm
- What Can I Offer Her?
- Jada
- The Tears in Cupid's Eyes
- Cupid's Smile II
- What I See!
- In the Midst of Passion
- 2 People with 1 Wish
- Hours Pass By
Just a Breath of Freedom
- Just a Breath of Freedom
- For Mrs. Hawkins
- The Sun and the Moon
- "Fallen Star"
- Government Assistance or My Soul
- Family Tree
- Or My Soul
- When Your Hero Falls
- Untitled
- "U R Ripping Us Apart!!!"
- A River That Flows Forever
- Can U C the Pride in the Panther
- Tears of a Teenage Mother
- "Where There Is a Will..."
Liberty Needs Glasses
- Liberty Needs Glasses
- How Can We Be Free
- The Promise
- And 2morrow
- No-Win
- The Unanswerable?
- Nightmares
- So I Say GOODBYE
- In the Event of My Demise
Notes and References
- Book: Shakur
, Tupac Amaru
. Tupac Shakur
. Tupac Shakur. November 1, 1999. The Rose That Grew from Concrete. 1st. registration. New York, NY. Pocket Books. 978-0-671-02844-2. February 1, 2017.
