American Book Award Winners of African Descent

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First presented in 1980, by the Before Columbus Foundation, “the American Book Awards Program respects and honors excellence in American literature without restriction or bias with regard to race, sex, creed, cultural origin, size of press or ad budget, or even genre. There would be no requirements, restrictions, limitations, or second places. There would be no categories. The winners would not selected by any set quota for diversity, because diversity happens naturally. Finally, there would be no losers, only winners. The only criteria would be outstanding contribution to American literature in the opinion of the judges.”

Here we present the American Book Award recipients of African descent.

1 Books Honored in 1986

Poetry
Time’s Now/Ya Es Tiempo

Time’s Now/Ya Es Tiempo

by Miguel Algarin

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Imprint: Arte Público Press (Jun 01, 1985)
Poetry, Paperback, 86 pages
Publisher: Arte Público Press
ISBN: 9780934770330

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Miguel Algarin, poet of contemplation and action, presents his first book on the intimate relationships we foment as individuals, nations and children of a silent god. Openly political, blatantly blunt, religiously irreverent, Times Now/Ya es tiempo takes us from the most recondite corners of the soul through the streets of New York and to other battle fields this time in Central America and finally to union with the Godhead.

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