36 Books in the Spoken Word Category

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Knucklehead: Poems

Knucklehead: Poems
You So Black

You So Black
Black Oak: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men

Black Oak: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men
The Bridge

The Bridge
Black Girl, Call Home

Black Girl, Call Home
We Want Our Bodies Back

We Want Our Bodies Back
A Psalm for Us

A Psalm for Us
Gabriela: Time for Change (American Girl: Girl of the Year 2017, Book 3)

Gabriela: Time for Change (American Girl: Girl of the Year 2017, Book 3)
Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities

Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities
100 Days

100 Days

Us (A.)

Us (A.)
Silence Is Not Always Golden: The Power of Spoken Words

Silence Is Not Always Golden: The Power of Spoken Words
Persona Non Grata

Persona Non Grata
The Psychological Covert War On Hip Hop

The Psychological Covert War On Hip Hop
Troublemaker

Troublemaker
Branches of the Tree of Life: The Collected Poems of Abiodun Oyewole 1969-2013

Branches of the Tree of Life: The Collected Poems of Abiodun Oyewole 1969-2013
After the Rain - A Poetry Collective

After the Rain - A Poetry Collective
Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble
Chorus: A Literary Mixtape

Chorus: A Literary Mixtape
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah

Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah
Life Is Like A Soul Train Line

Life Is Like A Soul Train Line
Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees

Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees
The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop

The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop
Stardust Tracks on a Road

Stardust Tracks on a Road
The Language of Saxophones : Selected Poems of Kamau Daáood

The Language of Saxophones : Selected Poems of Kamau Daáood
Dancing Naked on the Floor

Dancing Naked on the Floor
The Awakening: A Vampire Huntress Legend

The Awakening: A Vampire Huntress Legend
Minion: A Vampire Huntress Legend

Minion: A Vampire Huntress Legend
Jazz Fan Looks Back

Jazz Fan Looks Back
Nappyheaded Blacgirls: A New Aesthetic

Nappyheaded Blacgirls: A New Aesthetic
by Kazembe
She

She
Listen Up!

Listen Up!
The Seventh Octave : The Early Writings of Saul Stacy Williams

The Seventh Octave : The Early Writings of Saul Stacy Williams
360° A Revolution of Black Poets

360° A Revolution of Black Poets
Coagulations: New And Selected Poems

Coagulations: New And Selected Poems
Black Pow-Wow: Jazz Poems

Black Pow-Wow: Jazz Poems