212 Books in the POETRY / Women Authors Category

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Stages: Poems

Stages: Poems
The Book of Alice: Poems

The Book of Alice: Poems
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem

Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
The Thing about Falling: Poems

The Thing about Falling: Poems
Archive of Desire: A Poem in Four Parts for C. P. Cavafy

Archive of Desire: A Poem in Four Parts for C. P. Cavafy
Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems

Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems
Green of All Heads

Green of All Heads
Wildness Before Something Sublime

Wildness Before Something Sublime
Joy in the Belly of a Riot: Poems, Prayers, Memories, and Meditations

Joy in the Belly of a Riot: Poems, Prayers, Memories, and Meditations
Resting Bitch Face: Poems

Resting Bitch Face: Poems
Regaining Unconsciousness: Poems

Regaining Unconsciousness: Poems
Joy Is My Middle Name: Poems

Joy Is My Middle Name: Poems
Florida Water: Poems

Florida Water: Poems
Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings

Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings
Lost Songs of Nina Simone

Lost Songs of Nina Simone
Phases: Poems

Phases: Poems
Glory, Too: Poems

Glory, Too: Poems
For There Is Always Light: A Journal

For There Is Always Light: A Journal
Meet Me Halfway

Meet Me Halfway
Yard Show

Yard Show
Harryette Mullen, Her Silver-Tongued Companion: Reading Poems by Harryette Mullen

Harryette Mullen, Her Silver-Tongued Companion: Reading Poems by Harryette Mullen
Magic Enuff: Poems

Magic Enuff: Poems
The Freedom of Forward

The Freedom of Forward
Black Bell

Black Bell
The Span of a Small Forever: Poems

The Span of a Small Forever: Poems
Song of My Softening

Song of My Softening
Thick with Trouble

Thick with Trouble
Room Swept Home

Room Swept Home
Call Us What We Carry: Poems

Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Hawk

Hawk
The Beloved Community

The Beloved Community
Sing a Black Girl’s Song: The Unpublished Work of Ntozake Shange

Sing a Black Girl’s Song: The Unpublished Work of Ntozake Shange
Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems

Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times: Poems

I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times: Poems
Black Creole Chronicles

Black Creole Chronicles
Human/Nature Poems

Human/Nature Poems
No Sweet Without Brine: Poems

No Sweet Without Brine: Poems
Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems

Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems
Side Notes from the Archivist: Poems

Side Notes from the Archivist: Poems
Suddenly We

Suddenly We
Suddenly We

Suddenly We
Quiet: Poems

Quiet: Poems
Unshuttered: Poems

Unshuttered: Poems
You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead

You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead
Chrome Valley: Poems

Chrome Valley: Poems
To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness

To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness
We Find Our Way

We Find Our Way
Muse Found in a Colonized Body

Muse Found in a Colonized Body
Bluest Nude: Poems

Bluest Nude: Poems
Girls That Never Die: Poems

Girls That Never Die: Poems
Witch Wife

Witch Wife
Heart First Into This Ruin: The Complete American Sonnets

Heart First Into This Ruin: The Complete American Sonnets
Plans for Sentences

Plans for Sentences
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems
More Than Meat and Raiment: Poems

More Than Meat and Raiment: Poems
Bronze: A Book of Verse

Bronze: A Book of Verse
Call Us What We Carry: Poems

Call Us What We Carry: Poems
How: Notes on the Great Work of Meeting Yourself

How: Notes on the Great Work of Meeting Yourself
Second Line Home: New Orleans Poems

Second Line Home: New Orleans Poems
Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose

Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
Glory in the Margins: Sunday Poems

Glory in the Margins: Sunday Poems
Born to Love, Cursed to Feel Revised Edition

Born to Love, Cursed to Feel Revised Edition
I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I Love

I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I Love
Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night

Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night
The Collection Plate: Poems

The Collection Plate: Poems
Beginnings, Endings, and Salt: Essays

Beginnings, Endings, and Salt: Essays
Vulnerable AF

Vulnerable AF
For All The Things I Never Got To Say

For All The Things I Never Got To Say
Asylum

Asylum
Asylum

Asylum
Sonia Sanchez Collected Poems

Sonia Sanchez Collected Poems
I: New and Selected Poems

I: New and Selected Poems
Mother Body

Mother Body
Black Girl, Call Home

Black Girl, Call Home
A More Perfect Union

A More Perfect Union
I Am the Rage

I Am the Rage
Jump the Clock: New & Selected Poems

Jump the Clock: New & Selected Poems
Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose

Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
Negotiations

Negotiations
Un-American

Un-American
You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love

You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love
How To Carry Water: Selected Poems

How To Carry Water: Selected Poems
All These Things the Old Tales Tell - The Best of Alice Dunbar Nelson

All These Things the Old Tales Tell - The Best of Alice Dunbar Nelson
Seeing the Body: Poems

Seeing the Body: Poems
White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia

White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia
Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems

Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems
We Want Our Bodies Back

We Want Our Bodies Back
Love from the Vortex & Other Poems

Love from the Vortex & Other Poems
The Age of Phillis

The Age of Phillis
Happy, Okay?: Poems about Anxiety, Depression, Hope, and Survival

Happy, Okay?: Poems about Anxiety, Depression, Hope, and Survival
Crossfire: A Litany for Survival

Crossfire: A Litany for Survival
1919

1919
Exiles of Eden

Exiles of Eden
Build Yourself a Boat

Build Yourself a Boat
Wade in the Water: Poems (paperback)

Wade in the Water: Poems (paperback)
I: New and Selected Poems

I: New and Selected Poems
Don’t Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose

Don’t Tell Me Not to Ask Why: Poetry & Prose
My Afmerica

My Afmerica
Magical Negro

Magical Negro
A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland

A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland
Monument: Poems New and Selected

Monument: Poems New and Selected
Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart

Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
Crosslight for Youngbird

Crosslight for Youngbird
A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter

A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter
Mend: Poems

Mend: Poems
Dark Testament: And Other Poems

Dark Testament: And Other Poems
Lilith, But Dark

Lilith, But Dark
Confessions of a Barefaced Woman

Confessions of a Barefaced Woman
Semiautomatic

Semiautomatic
Terrible: A Storyteller’s Memoir

Terrible: A Storyteller’s Memoir
The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic

The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic
Divida

Divida
Wade in the Water: Poems

Wade in the Water: Poems
I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean

I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean
Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems

Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems
Collected Poems (paperback): 1974-2004

Collected Poems (paperback): 1974-2004
A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter

A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter
Bone

Bone
Ordinary Beast: Poems

Ordinary Beast: Poems
Electric Arches

Electric Arches
(V.)

(V.)
Field Theories

Field Theories
Messages on Dried Leaves

Messages on Dried Leaves
January Children: African Poetry Book Series

January Children: African Poetry Book Series
Incendiary Art: Poems

Incendiary Art: Poems
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé
I Love My Love

I Love My Love
To All the Strong Women I Know

To All the Strong Women I Know
Madwoman

Madwoman
The Purpose of Hands

The Purpose of Hands
Born to Love, Cursed to Feel

Born to Love, Cursed to Feel
Kingston Buttercup

Kingston Buttercup
Equilibrium

Equilibrium
Blue Hallelujahs

Blue Hallelujahs
Collected Poems: 1974–2004

Collected Poems: 1974–2004
100 Days

100 Days

In This House

In This House
From Pain 2 Poetry: The Naked Truth Volume 3

From Pain 2 Poetry: The Naked Truth Volume 3
Voyage of the Sable Venus: and Other Poems

Voyage of the Sable Venus: and Other Poems
Continuum: New And Selected Poems, Revised Edition

Continuum: New And Selected Poems, Revised Edition
The Heart of a Woman: Poetry, Short Stories & Tekaisms

The Heart of a Woman: Poetry, Short Stories & Tekaisms
Poetic Lyric Verse 1

Poetic Lyric Verse 1
Eight New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set

Eight New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set
Lighting the Shadow

Lighting the Shadow
The Complete Poetry

The Complete Poetry
The Prince of Kokomo

The Prince of Kokomo
Gathering the Waters

Gathering the Waters
Everytime a Knot Is Undone, a God Is Released: Collected and New Poems 1974-2011

Everytime a Knot Is Undone, a God Is Released: Collected and New Poems 1974-2011
The Marriage Bed

The Marriage Bed
From Pain 2 Poetry: Taking Off The Mask Vol. 2 (Volume 2)

From Pain 2 Poetry: Taking Off The Mask Vol. 2 (Volume 2)
I Am Woman

I Am Woman
Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid

Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid
Hard Times Require Furious Dancing: New Poems

Hard Times Require Furious Dancing: New Poems
Hymn for the Black Terrific

Hymn for the Black Terrific
The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness Into Flowers (New Poems)

The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness Into Flowers (New Poems)
What We Ask of Flesh

What We Ask of Flesh
Black America Cried

Black America Cried
From Pain 2 Poetry The Bag… The Lady… The Experience… Vol. 1 (Volume 1)

From Pain 2 Poetry The Bag… The Lady… The Experience… Vol. 1 (Volume 1)
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah

Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah
me and Nina

me and Nina
Life On Mars: Poems

Life On Mars: Poems
When Angels Speak of Love

When Angels Speak of Love
Head Off & Split: Poems

Head Off & Split: Poems
Morning Haiku

Morning Haiku
The 100 Best African American Poems

The 100 Best African American Poems
Where the Road Turns

Where the Road Turns
Ossuaries

Ossuaries
Fort Red Border

Fort Red Border
Gospel: Poems

Gospel: Poems
Conduit (Black Goat)

Conduit (Black Goat)
Even the Hollow My Body Made Is Gone

Even the Hollow My Body Made Is Gone
Acolytes: Poems

Acolytes: Poems
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer

Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
A Half-Red Sea

A Half-Red Sea
Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me

Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me
Blue-Tail Fly

Blue-Tail Fly
Inventory

Inventory
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem

Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
Tears for Water: Poetry & Lyrics

Tears for Water: Poetry & Lyrics
Dread: Poems

Dread: Poems
Controlling the Silver (Illinois Poetry Series)

Controlling the Silver (Illinois Poetry Series)
Mercy (American Poets Continuum)

Mercy (American Poets Continuum)
Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth: New Poems

Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth: New Poems
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems

Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems
The World Is Round

The World Is Round
Mercurochrome

Mercurochrome
When Divas Laugh: The Diva Squad Poetry Collective

When Divas Laugh: The Diva Squad Poetry Collective
Plot (Grove Press Poetry Series)

Plot (Grove Press Poetry Series)
Being a Strong Black Woman Can Get U Killed!!

Being a Strong Black Woman Can Get U Killed!!
Black Wings & Blind Angels: Poems

Black Wings & Blind Angels: Poems
Quilting: Poems 1987-1990 (American Poets Continuum Series, Vol. 21)

Quilting: Poems 1987-1990 (American Poets Continuum Series, Vol. 21)
Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems (Bluestreak)

Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems (Bluestreak)
Blessing The Boats: New And Selected Poems 1988-2000 (American Poets Continuum)

Blessing The Boats: New And Selected Poems 1988-2000 (American Poets Continuum)
Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems

Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems
Like the Singing Coming off the Drums: Love Poems (Bluestreak)

Like the Singing Coming off the Drums: Love Poems (Bluestreak)
Bathwater Wine

Bathwater Wine
Does Your House Have Lions ?

Does Your House Have Lions ?
Wounded in the House of A Friend (Bluestreak)

Wounded in the House of A Friend (Bluestreak)
American Dreams

American Dreams
Mother Love: Poems

Mother Love: Poems
The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1995

The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1995
Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing?

Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing?
Rice

Rice
Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women

Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women
Restoring the Queen

Restoring the Queen
Hand Dance

Hand Dance
Never As Strangers

Never As Strangers
Good Woman: Poems And A Memoir 1969-1980 (American Poets Continuum)

Good Woman: Poems And A Memoir 1969-1980 (American Poets Continuum)
And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems

And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems
Once

Once