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American poetry - African American authors

  • Lighthead: Poems (National Book Award Winner)Quick View
    By: Hayes, Terrance

    Lighthead: Poems (National Book Award Winner)

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    Winner of the 2010 National Book Award for Poetry

    Watch for the new collection of poetry from Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, coming in June of 2018

    In his fourth co

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    • Series: Penguin Poets
    • Author: Hayes, Terrance
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: March 30 2010
    • ISBN10: 0143116967
    • Language: English
  • The 100 Best African American Poems [With CD (Audio)]Quick View
    By: Giovanni, Nikki

    The 100 Best African American Poems [With CD (Audio)]

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    A collection of classic and contemporary poems by Black authors selected by New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni.

    Immerse yourself in the heart and soul of African Americ

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    • Author: Giovanni, Nikki
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: November 01 2010
    • ISBN10: 1402221118
    • Language: English
  • Remedies for Disappearing Out of stock Quick View
    By: Patrick, Alexa

    Remedies for Disappearing

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    A collection of poetry that moves from family history and the heartbreaks of navigating a predominantly white high school into adulthood, exploring the ways the speaker’s experiences echo those of an … [more below]

    • Author: Patrick, Alexa
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 90
    • Publish Date: June 06 2023
    • ISBN10: 1642599131
    • Language: English
  • The Essential June JordanQuick View
    By: Jordan, June

    The Essential June Jordan

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    Honored as a Best Book of 2021 by Publishers Weekly

    This volume of verse displays the undeniable legacy June Jordan left on both our literature and culture. Collected here are blazing examples of poe

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    • Author: Jordan, June
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: May 04 2021
    • ISBN10: 1556596200
    • Language: English
  • The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero PoetryQuick View
    By: Jackson, Gary

    The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry

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    An anthology of poems and art exploring Afrofuturism, science fiction, and speculative fiction by Black writers and writers of color.

    • Author: Jackson, Gary
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 234
    • Publish Date: November 02 2021
    • ISBN10: 1949467678
    • Language: English
  • The Renunciations: PoemsQuick View
    By: Kelly, Donika

    The Renunciations: Poems

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    An extraordinary collection of endurance and transformation by the award-winning author of Bestiary

    The Renunciations is a book of resilience, survival, and the journey to radically shift one’s sense

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    • Author: Kelly, Donika
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 72
    • Publish Date: May 04 2021
    • ISBN10: 1644450534
    • Language: English
  • I Shimmer Sometimes, TooQuick View
    By: Olayiwola, Porsha

    I Shimmer Sometimes, Too

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    Porsha Olayiwola’s debut poetry collection soars with the power and presence of live performance.

    These poems dip their hands into the fabric of black womanhood and revel in it. Shimmer establishes Ol… [more below]

    • Series: Button Poetry
    • Author: Olayiwola, Porsha
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 96
    • Publish Date: October 29 2019
    • ISBN10: 194373545X
    • Language: English
  • The Black Poets Out of stock Quick View
    By: Randall, Dudley

    The Black Poets

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    “The claim of The Black Poets to being… an anthology is that it presents the full range of Black-American poetry, from the slave songs to the present day. It is important that folk poetry be include… [more below]

    • Author: Randall, Dudley
    • Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: April 01 1985
    • ISBN10: 0553275631
    • Language: English
  • The Essential Etheridge KnightQuick View
    By: Etheridge Knight

    The Essential Etheridge Knight

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    Seminal African American poet Etheridge Knight did not begin writing poetry until a robbery conviction sent him to prison in 1960. A Korean War veteran who suffered a shrapnel wound that led to drug a

    • Series: Pitt Poetry
    • Author: Knight, Etheridge
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 124
    • Publish Date: December 05, 1986
    • ISBN10: 0822953781
    • Language: English
  • Life on MarsQuick View
    By: Smith, Tracy K.

    Life on Mars

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    Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize

    * Poet Laureate of the United States *
    * A     New York Times Notable Book of 2011 and New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice *
    * A New Yorker, Library Journal and Publ

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    • Author: Smith, Tracy K.
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 88
    • Publish Date: May 10 2011
    • ISBN10: 1555975844
    • Language: English
  • A Good CryQuick View
    By: Nikki Giovanni

    A Good Cry

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    The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts and informed generations. She’s been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a courageous activist who has spoken out on the sensitive issue

    • Author: Giovanni, Nikki
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 128
    • Publish Date: August 11, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0062399462
    • Language: English
  • Selected PoemsQuick View
    By: Gwendolyn Brooks

    Selected Poems

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    Selected Poems is the classic volume by the distinguished and celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished

    • Author: Brooks, Gwendolyn
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 176
    • Publish Date: July 03, 2006
    • ISBN10: 0060882964
    • Language: English
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