118 Books in the Poetry / General Category

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Death of the First Idea: Poems

Death of the First Idea: Poems
Call Us What We Carry: Poems

Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Death, With Occasional Smiling

Death, With Occasional Smiling
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
Syncope

Syncope
The Prime Anniversary

The Prime Anniversary
Day Pulls Down the Sky / A Filament in Gold Leaf

Day Pulls Down the Sky / A Filament in Gold Leaf
Corporal Muse

Corporal Muse
Forever Yours: The Unpublished Works: Lyrics and Poems of Tony Rose 1966 - 2016

Forever Yours: The Unpublished Works: Lyrics and Poems of Tony Rose 1966 - 2016
Strut

Strut
Black Eye

Black Eye
Gold from the Stone: New and Selected Poems

Gold from the Stone: New and Selected Poems
Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems

Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems
Letters from Congo

Letters from Congo
Surviving Artistry

Surviving Artistry
NeoSoul Poetry: The Anthology

NeoSoul Poetry: The Anthology
Fossil 2016 (Inscribe Chapbook Series)

Fossil 2016 (Inscribe Chapbook Series)
What Are We Not for

What Are We Not for
Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths

Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths
When Malindy Sings (Classic Reprint)

When Malindy Sings (Classic Reprint)
Multitudes

Multitudes
The Truth about the Fact: International Journal of Literary Nonfiction, Vol. X No. 1

The Truth about the Fact: International Journal of Literary Nonfiction, Vol. X No. 1
Someone Took They Tongues

Someone Took They Tongues
The Dear Remote Nearness of You

The Dear Remote Nearness of You
This Too Shall Pass

This Too Shall Pass
Mercurial

Mercurial
Redbone

Redbone
Smudge

Smudge
Mud Cloth Roots

Mud Cloth Roots
Brief Evidence of Heaven: Poems from the Life of Anna Murray Douglass

Brief Evidence of Heaven: Poems from the Life of Anna Murray Douglass
Let It Rain

Let It Rain
Homing Instincts/Querencias

Homing Instincts/Querencias
We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters

We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters
The Feel Trio

The Feel Trio
Outer Pradesh

Outer Pradesh
My Lovely Golden Rose: A Lifetime Of Poetic Reflections And Precious Memories

My Lovely Golden Rose: A Lifetime Of Poetic Reflections And Precious Memories
Oracabessa

Oracabessa
Mindgazm: Mental Penetrayshun 2

Mindgazm: Mental Penetrayshun 2
Home/Bass: Poems

Home/Bass: Poems
Sustained

Sustained
Durham Suite: 5 by Three Count Pour

Durham Suite: 5 by Three Count Pour
Loving Me

Loving Me
Through The Fire

Through The Fire
Have a Read on Me

Have a Read on Me
Catacombs

Catacombs
Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain: The Curtis Brown Poems

Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain: The Curtis Brown Poems
Sometimes Brooklyn, Mostly Mars

Sometimes Brooklyn, Mostly Mars
Signs of Life: Past, Present and Future

Signs of Life: Past, Present and Future
Time for New Dreams

Time for New Dreams
The Requited Distance

The Requited Distance
Painkiller: Poems

Painkiller: Poems
There Are No Names for Red

There Are No Names for Red
Messenger Poet

Messenger Poet
Phenomenally Me

Phenomenally Me
Arc & Hue

Arc & Hue
Globetrotter & Hitler’s Children (Black Goat)

Globetrotter & Hitler’s Children (Black Goat)
Prayers like Shoes

Prayers like Shoes
In The Nude

In The Nude
Times Have Changed And Life Is Strange: Collective Works Of Urban Poetry And Story-Telling

Times Have Changed And Life Is Strange: Collective Works Of Urban Poetry And Story-Telling
I Am a Guyanese

I Am a Guyanese
Shell

Shell
Totem (Apr Honickman 1St Book Prize)

Totem (Apr Honickman 1St Book Prize)
No Cover

A Cappella: Live Poetry
Duende: Poems

Duende: Poems
Ready For Love

Ready For Love
Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 2: Origin Of Civilization From The Cushites

Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire, Book 2: Origin Of Civilization From The Cushites
Voices from Leimert Park: a poetry anthology

Voices from Leimert Park: a poetry anthology
Splay Anthem

Splay Anthem
Chocolate Thoughts: Short Stories, Essays and Poetry from the Hearts and Minds of Real Black Men

Chocolate Thoughts: Short Stories, Essays and Poetry from the Hearts and Minds of Real Black Men
Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me

Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me
Words Of Comfort: A Collection Of Poems and Inspirational Writings

Words Of Comfort: A Collection Of Poems and Inspirational Writings
Your Name Came to Mind

Your Name Came to Mind
The Days of Good Looks: The Prose and Poetry of Cheryl Clarke, 1980 to 2005

The Days of Good Looks: The Prose and Poetry of Cheryl Clarke, 1980 to 2005
Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa

Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa
American Sublime: Poems

American Sublime: Poems
Come, Joy!: Songs from the Soft of Night

Come, Joy!: Songs from the Soft of Night
Dread: Poems

Dread: Poems
Poetry from the Bottom of My Heart

Poetry from the Bottom of My Heart
Buffalo Head Solos (Imagination)

Buffalo Head Solos (Imagination)
Smoking Lovely

Smoking Lovely
PerSOULnalities: Poems for Every Kind of Man

PerSOULnalities: Poems for Every Kind of Man
DAPHNE’S LOT

DAPHNE’S LOT
PerSOULnalities: Poems for Every Kind of Woman: The Complete Trilogy Series

PerSOULnalities: Poems for Every Kind of Woman: The Complete Trilogy Series
In His Own Voice: Dramatic & Other Uncollected Works

In His Own Voice: Dramatic & Other Uncollected Works
Robert Hayden: Essays On The Poetry (Under Discussion)

Robert Hayden: Essays On The Poetry (Under Discussion)
Where Are the Love Poems for Dictators

Where Are the Love Poems for Dictators
Mental Conceptions: A Poet’s Dream

Mental Conceptions: A Poet’s Dream
When Divas Laugh: The Diva Squad Poetry Collective

When Divas Laugh: The Diva Squad Poetry Collective
Storms Beneath the Skin

Storms Beneath the Skin
Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags

Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags
She

She
Turn Thanks: POEMS

Turn Thanks: POEMS
Black Love

Black Love
The Goat

The Goat
Just Us: Poems and Counterpoems 1986-1995

Just Us: Poems and Counterpoems 1986-1995
To Us, All Flowers Are Roses: POEMS (Illinois Poetry)

To Us, All Flowers Are Roses: POEMS (Illinois Poetry)
Timber and Prayer: The Indian Pond Poems (Pitt Poetry Series)

Timber and Prayer: The Indian Pond Poems (Pitt Poetry Series)
Les Blancs: The Collected Last Plays: The Drinking Gourd/What Use Are Flowers?

Les Blancs: The Collected Last Plays: The Drinking Gourd/What Use Are Flowers?
Sterling A. Brown: Building the Black Aesthetic Tradition

Sterling A. Brown: Building the Black Aesthetic Tradition
I Am a Black Woman

I Am a Black Woman
Speech And Power Volume 2

Speech And Power Volume 2
Selected Poems

Selected Poems
Speech And Power Volume 1

Speech And Power Volume 1
Kemet, Afrocentricity, and Knowledge

Kemet, Afrocentricity, and Knowledge
Don’t Cry, Scream

Don’t Cry, Scream
Omeros

Omeros
An Island of His Own

An Island of His Own
Soft Song

Soft Song
Some Observations of a Stranger at Zuni in the Latter Part of the Century

Some Observations of a Stranger at Zuni in the Latter Part of the Century
Complete Poems of Frances E.W. Harper

Complete Poems of Frances E.W. Harper
Killing Memory, Seeking Ancestors

Killing Memory, Seeking Ancestors
Sin

Sin
I’ve Been a Woman: New and Selected Poems

I’ve Been a Woman: New and Selected Poems
The Black Poets

The Black Poets
Three Pieces

Three Pieces
Dream On Monkey Mountain And Other Plays

Dream On Monkey Mountain And Other Plays
The Black Hermit (Heinemann African Writers Series)

The Black Hermit (Heinemann African Writers Series)
Satellites: Poems

Satellites: Poems