Poetry

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...

A polarizing collection of poetic musings that illuminate the struggles of the African-American male. Each work evaluates the complexities of the black experience from various perspectives and is meant to precipitate discussion. Ink Stains utilizes his...

A polarizing collection of poetic musings that illuminate the struggles of the African-American male. Each work evaluates the complexities of the black experience from various perspectives and is meant to precipitate discussion. Ink Stains utilizes his...

Whether it is observations during Poetry Month during the pandemic, stories in song, reflections on pets, both real and synthetic, having her mother's poems finally published, or having the word "poetry" misspelled "pietry" turned into a fun section on...

In the tender, sensual, and bracing poems of a more perfect Union, Teri Ellen Cross Davis reclaims the experience of living and mothering while Black in contemporary America, centering Black women's pleasure by wresting it away from the relentless...

In her debut poetry collection, fantasy author MéShelle Fae takes readers and enthusiasts on an autobiographical journey to share the lessons and moments that have most influenced and shaped her. Within her poetry, which reflects her unique voice by...

A Man in Transition is a book of poems that reflect where my mind and soul were during a different time in my life compared to where it is now. With my life changing for the better, it was time to show the world what the inside of man looks like when he...