Poetry

Patricia Franklin, born in Prescott, Arkansas and raised in the little county town in Antoine, Arkansas. Mother of three wonderful children, grandmother of eleven and great-grandmother of two. In the earlier part of my life, I've always loved to write...

The poems that make up Anodyne consider the small moments that enrapture us alongside the daily threats of cataclysm. Formally dynamic and searingly personal, Anodyne asks us to recognize the echoes of history that litter the landscape of our bodies as...

This is not just another poetry anthology. It is a gathering of poems that demonstrate what happens when writers in a marginalized community collectively turn from dedicating their writing to political, social, and economic struggles, and instead devote...

In his new poems, as before, but with a new mixture of modes, Hayden takes up, celebrates, and contends with the history of his people. He is involved with his Black Americanness, without being confined by it. The famous story elements can be found here...

An occasion to celebrate: a new collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate; her first since On the Bus with Rosa Parks. With the grace of an Astaire, Rita Dove's magnificent poems pay homage to our kaleidoscopic cultural heritage; from...

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Henry James wrote, "We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art." In this spirit comes After This We Go Dark, the definitive collection of poems from...

A literary landmark: the biggest, most ambitious anthology of Black poetry ever published, gathering 250 poets from the colonial period to the present Across a turbulent history, from such vital centers as Harlem, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles,...

A milestone book of poetry at the intersection of Appalachian and African American literature.In this pathbreaking debut collection, poet Frank X Walker tells the story of growing up young, Black, artistic, and male in one of America's most misunderstood...

I have been a farmer, a joy, and an embarrassment to my parents. A lawn and landscape artist, a graphic artist, a butler and ran a butler and lawn mowing service, a boy scout and the assistant scout leader, a good student (except math), a professional...

This book is one of Edna's life projects. Published weeks before her passing, it tells her story through her eyes, her experiences and her reflections. A Slice of Life is filled with poems cherishing the little things, as well as dealing with bigger...

This remarkable collection of poems, meditations, fragments, and journal entries was Mahmoud Darwish's last volume to come out in Arabic. This River is at once lyrical and philosophical, questioning and wise, full of irony, resistance, and play...