The Rose That Grew from Concrete (poetry collection)

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.

The Rose That Grew from Concrete
AuthorTupac Shakur
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry
PublisherPocket Books
Publication date
November 1, 1999
Publication placeUnited States
Pages149 (first edition)
176 (2009 reprint)
ISBN978-0-671-02844-2

Table of contents

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Nothing Can Come Between Us

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ Shakur, Tupac Amaru (November 1, 1999). The Rose That Grew from Concrete (1st ed.). New York, NY: Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0-671-02844-2. Retrieved February 1, 2017.