833 Books in the Poetry / African American & Black Category

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Be Easy: New and Selected Poems

Be Easy: New and Selected Poems
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni American Classics Edition: 1968-1998

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni American Classics Edition: 1968-1998
At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010

At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010
A Poem for Evangeline, And Other Songs

A Poem for Evangeline, And Other Songs
America, a Love Story

America, a Love Story
We (the People of the United States)

We (the People of the United States)
Konbit

Konbit
She Outgrew the Wound

She Outgrew the Wound
No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington, DC

No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington, DC
Stages: Poems

Stages: Poems
The Book of Alice: Poems

The Book of Alice: Poems
To All the Women I’ve Ever Loved

To All the Women I’ve Ever Loved
Weary Blues; Not Without Laughter; The Ways of White Folks

Weary Blues; Not Without Laughter; The Ways of White Folks
The Quiet After: Poems of Healing Silence

The Quiet After: Poems of Healing Silence
Shade Is a Place

Shade Is a Place
Natural History: Poems

Natural History: Poems
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem

Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
A Love Tap

A Love Tap
Morning Night: Poems on Spirit, Race, and Nature

Morning Night: Poems on Spirit, Race, and Nature
The Natural Order of Things: Poems

The Natural Order of Things: Poems
The Thing about Falling: Poems

The Thing about Falling: Poems
Cord Swell

Cord Swell
Archive of Desire: A Poem in Four Parts for C. P. Cavafy

Archive of Desire: A Poem in Four Parts for C. P. Cavafy
Two Appearances After the Resurrection

Two Appearances After the Resurrection
Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems

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

Green of All Heads
Blue Opening: Poems

Blue Opening: Poems
Death of the First Idea: Poems

Death of the First Idea: Poems
The Healing You Hear

The Healing You Hear
Serenity’s Song: The Melody of Healing

Serenity’s Song: The Melody of Healing
The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things

The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things
Joy in the Belly of a Riot: Poems, Prayers, Memories, and Meditations

Joy in the Belly of a Riot: Poems, Prayers, Memories, and Meditations
Night Watch: Poems

Night Watch: Poems
Wildness Before Something Sublime

Wildness Before Something Sublime
Resting Bitch Face: Poems

Resting Bitch Face: Poems
Room Swept Home

Room Swept Home
Firespitter

Firespitter
Dead Girl Cameo: A Love Song in Poems

Dead Girl Cameo: A Love Song in Poems
Joy Is My Middle Name: Poems

Joy Is My Middle Name: Poems
Regaining Unconsciousness: Poems

Regaining Unconsciousness: Poems
Nursery Rhymes in Black: Poems

Nursery Rhymes in Black: Poems
Florida Water: Poems

Florida Water: Poems
Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings

Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings
The Lost Songs of Nina Simone

The Lost Songs of Nina Simone
My Dear Wildflower

My Dear Wildflower
When We Talk to God: Prayers and Poems for Black Women

When We Talk to God: Prayers and Poems for Black Women
Boy Maybe: Poems

Boy Maybe: Poems
Doggerel: Poems

Doggerel: Poems
Scorched Earth: Poems

Scorched Earth: Poems
Love Is a Dangerous Word: The Selected Poems of Essex Hemphill

Love Is a Dangerous Word: The Selected Poems of Essex Hemphill
The Opposite of Cruelty: Poems

The Opposite of Cruelty: Poems
New and Collected Hell: A Poem

New and Collected Hell: A Poem
Libre

Libre
Savings Time: Poems

Savings Time: Poems
A Book of Poems for Black Kings

A Book of Poems for Black Kings
Phases: Poems

Phases: Poems
Set Me Free: The Good News of God’s Relentless Pursuit (Poetry and Essays)

Set Me Free: The Good News of God’s Relentless Pursuit (Poetry and Essays)
New Moons: Phases of Healing

New Moons: Phases of Healing
The Promise of Language: A Memoir

The Promise of Language: A Memoir
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
Blade by Blade

Blade by Blade
Yard Show

Yard Show
Good Dress

Good Dress
The Many Hundreds of the Scent: Poems

The Many Hundreds of the Scent: Poems
Load in Nine Times: Poems

Load in Nine Times: Poems
the little book of e

the little book of e
Terminal Maladies

Terminal Maladies
Autobiomythography of

Autobiomythography of
Zong!: As Told to the Author by Setaey Adamu Boateng

Zong!: As Told to the Author by Setaey Adamu Boateng
Sonnets for a Missing Key

Sonnets for a Missing Key
Archive of Style: New and Selected Poems

Archive of Style: New and Selected Poems
Every Where Alien

Every Where Alien
Scattered Snows, to the North: Poems

Scattered Snows, to the North: Poems
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
We Alive, Beloved: Poems

We Alive, Beloved: Poems
The Freedom of Forward

The Freedom of Forward
A Midnight Moon

A Midnight Moon
Black Bell

Black Bell
Stones: Poems

Stones: Poems
The Span of a Small Forever: Poems

The Span of a Small Forever: Poems
Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves

Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves
Silver: Poems

Silver: Poems
What I Should’ve Texted

What I Should’ve Texted
Murmur

Murmur
Song of My Softening

Song of My Softening
Thick with Trouble

Thick with Trouble
Room Swept Home

Room Swept Home
This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets

This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets
Spectral Evidence: Poems

Spectral Evidence: Poems
Call Us What We Carry: Poems

Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Tender Headed

Tender Headed
The Music: New and Selected Poems 1973-2023

The Music: New and Selected Poems 1973-2023
Excuse Me as I Kiss the Sky

Excuse Me as I Kiss the Sky
Hawk

Hawk
The Strength That Stays

The Strength That Stays
The Beloved Community

The Beloved Community
Razzle Dazzle: New and Selected Poems 2002-2022

Razzle Dazzle: New and Selected Poems 2002-2022
This Day Is Dark

This Day Is Dark
I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times: Poems

I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times: Poems
The Ferguson Report: An Erasure

The Ferguson Report: An Erasure
Selected Poems of Calvin C. Hernton

Selected Poems of Calvin C. Hernton
So to Speak

So to Speak
I Love My People

I Love My People
When I Waked, I Cried to Dream Again: Poems

When I Waked, I Cried to Dream Again: Poems
Black Creole Chronicles

Black Creole Chronicles
Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances

Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
Human/Nature Poems

Human/Nature Poems
Perennial Fashion Presence Falling

Perennial Fashion Presence Falling
One Still Whisper

One Still Whisper
An Earth Song (Petite Poems)

An Earth Song (Petite Poems)
Minor Notes, Volume 1

Minor Notes, Volume 1
A Fire in the Hills

A Fire in the Hills
Her. Vol. 3

Her. Vol. 3
Saltwater Demands a Psalm: Poems

Saltwater Demands a Psalm: Poems
No Sweet Without Brine: Poems

No Sweet Without Brine: Poems
Cain Named the Animal: Poems

Cain Named the Animal: Poems
Above Ground

Above Ground
Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems

Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems
Trace Evidence: Poems

Trace Evidence: Poems
Side Notes from the Archivist: Poems

Side Notes from the Archivist: Poems
Suddenly We

Suddenly We
Suddenly We

Suddenly We
Unshuttered: Poems

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

You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead
Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020

Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020
Chrome Valley: Poems

Chrome Valley: Poems
Relations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices

Relations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices
I Hope This Reaches Her in Time Revised Edition

I Hope This Reaches Her in Time Revised Edition
I Hope She Finds This

I Hope She Finds This
Grocery Shopping with My Mother

Grocery Shopping with My Mother
To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness

To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness
What Can I Tell You?

What Can I Tell You?
Breaking The Blank

Breaking The Blank
Anywho, I Love You

Anywho, I Love You
The Way of the Earth: Poems

The Way of the Earth: Poems
Divine Blue Light: for John Coltrane

Divine Blue Light: for John Coltrane
Velvet Dragonflies

Velvet Dragonflies
Null Landing

Null Landing
Concentrate: Poems

Concentrate: Poems
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
Alive at the End of the World

Alive at the End of the World
Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up

Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up
Golden Ax

Golden Ax
Warrior Carrying Water Anthology

Warrior Carrying Water Anthology
Witch Wife

Witch Wife
Girls That Never Die: Poems

Girls That Never Die: Poems
Hex and Other Poems

Hex and Other Poems
Heart First Into This Ruin: The Complete American Sonnets

Heart First Into This Ruin: The Complete American Sonnets
Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2001-2021

Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth: New and Selected Poems, 2001-2021
Still Water: Poems

Still Water: Poems
Black Oak: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men

Black Oak: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men
Plans for Sentences

Plans for Sentences
A Peculiar People

A Peculiar People
Sporadic Troubleshooting: Poems

Sporadic Troubleshooting: Poems
Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho

Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho
The Poetical Works of Marcus Garvey

The Poetical Works of Marcus Garvey
Best Barbarian: Poems

Best Barbarian: Poems
Black Roses: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Women

Black Roses: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Women
The Lost Etheridge: Uncollected Poems of Etheridge Knight

The Lost Etheridge: Uncollected Poems of Etheridge Knight
We Are Not Wearing Helmets: Poems

We Are Not Wearing Helmets: Poems
Claim Tickets for Stolen People

Claim Tickets for Stolen People
Breath Better Spent: Living Black Girlhood

Breath Better Spent: Living Black Girlhood
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
Punks: New & Selected Poems

Punks: New & Selected Poems
The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry

The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry
Refractive Africa

Refractive Africa
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness

We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness
Winter Roses After Fall

Winter Roses After Fall
Thunderclouds in the Forecast

Thunderclouds in the Forecast
Long Rain

Long Rain
Tragic City

Tragic City
Second Line Home: New Orleans Poems

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

Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
Born to Love, Cursed to Feel Revised Edition

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

Glory in the Margins: Sunday Poems
How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton

How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton
I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I Love

I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I Love
When Your Wife Has Tommy John Surgery and Other Baseball Stories: Poems

When Your Wife Has Tommy John Surgery and Other Baseball Stories: Poems
Duende: Poems, 1966—Now

Duende: Poems, 1966—Now
The Lotus Dance

The Lotus Dance
Perfect Black

Perfect Black
Sometimes I Never Suffered

Sometimes I Never Suffered
Helium: Alternate Cover Limited Edition

Helium: Alternate Cover Limited Edition
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
She Fits Inside These Words: Volume 4

She Fits Inside These Words: Volume 4
Vulnerable AF

Vulnerable AF
Chicken Soup for the Soul: I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope

Chicken Soup for the Soul: I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope
For All The Things I Never Got To Say

For All The Things I Never Got To Say
Death, With Occasional Smiling

Death, With Occasional Smiling
Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts

Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts
I Had a Brother Once: A Poem, a Memoir

I Had a Brother Once: A Poem, a Memoir
Sonia Sanchez Collected Poems

Sonia Sanchez Collected Poems
Sho

Sho
Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context

Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
I: New and Selected Poems

I: New and Selected Poems
Mother Body

Mother Body
Black Girl, Call Home

Black Girl, Call Home
Living Weapon: Poems

Living Weapon: Poems
when they come

when they come
A More Perfect Union

A More Perfect Union
I Am the Rage

I Am the Rage
I’ll Fly Away

I’ll Fly Away
[Elegies]

[Elegies]
Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope
Jump the Clock: New & Selected Poems

Jump the Clock: New & Selected Poems
Why the Black Hole Sings the Blues

Why the Black Hole Sings the Blues
Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose

Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose
Flowers on the Moon

Flowers on the Moon
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song
Journey: Poems

Journey: Poems
Negotiations

Negotiations
American Phoenix: poems

American Phoenix: poems
Taught by Women: Poems as Resistance Language: New and Selected

Taught by Women: Poems as Resistance Language: New and Selected
She’s Strong, But She’s Tired: Volume 3

She’s Strong, But She’s Tired: Volume 3
Semiotics: Poems

Semiotics: Poems
How To Carry Water: Selected Poems

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

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

Un-American
Be Holding: A Poem

Be Holding: A Poem
Just Us: An American Conversation

Just Us: An American Conversation
The Geography of Jazz

The Geography of Jazz
Owed

Owed
Finna: Poems

Finna: Poems
Freedom Knows My Name

Freedom Knows My Name
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
All the Songs We Sing: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective

All the Songs We Sing: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective
White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia

White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia
Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry: Poems & Artifacts

Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry: Poems & Artifacts
The Malevolent Volume

The Malevolent Volume
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
Praise Song for My Children: New and Selected Poems

Praise Song for My Children: New and Selected Poems
Pale Colors in a Tall Field: Poems

Pale Colors in a Tall Field: Poems
The Age of Phillis

The Age of Phillis
Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry

Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry
Up Jump the Boogie

Up Jump the Boogie
Fantasia for the Man in Blue

Fantasia for the Man in Blue
The Gilded Auction Block: Poems

The Gilded Auction Block: Poems
Dub: Finding Ceremony

Dub: Finding Ceremony
The Absurd Man: Poems

The Absurd Man: Poems
Now and Then

Now and Then
Homie: Poems

Homie: Poems
Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry

Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry
Crucial Comments and Vicious Verses

Crucial Comments and Vicious Verses
One Shoe Marching Towards Heaven

One Shoe Marching Towards Heaven
Monument: Poems New and Selected

Monument: Poems New and Selected
I Shimmer Sometimes, Too

I Shimmer Sometimes, Too
Falling Toward the Moon

Falling Toward the Moon
Mistress

Mistress
Felon: Poems

Felon: Poems
Nebraska: Poems

Nebraska: Poems
Crossfire: A Litany for Survival

Crossfire: A Litany for Survival
Can I Kick It?

Can I Kick It?
Veronica: A Suite in X Parts

Veronica: A Suite in X Parts
A Fortune for Your Disaster

A Fortune for Your Disaster
come see about me, marvin

come see about me, marvin
Verses

Verses
The Prime Anniversary

The Prime Anniversary
The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks

The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks
1919

1919
Sterling

Sterling
IncogNegro: Poetic Reflections of Race & Diversity in America

IncogNegro: Poetic Reflections of Race & Diversity in America
Apologies That Never Came

Apologies That Never Came
Night Angler

Night Angler
Build Yourself a Boat

Build Yourself a Boat
Library of Small Catastrophes

Library of Small Catastrophes
The Tradition

The Tradition
How God Ends Us

How God Ends Us
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
A New Beginning

A New Beginning
Empty Bottles Full of Stories

Empty Bottles Full of Stories
Magical Negro

Magical Negro
Chameleon Aura

Chameleon Aura
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
Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts & Emotions

Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts & Emotions
Seduction: New Poems, 2013-2018

Seduction: New Poems, 2013-2018
Ghost Voices: A Poem in Prayer

Ghost Voices: A Poem in Prayer
Monument: Poems New and Selected

Monument: Poems New and Selected
Trophic Cascade (paperback)

Trophic Cascade (paperback)
My Studio: Poems

My Studio: Poems
The Book of Training By Colonel Hap Thompson of Roanoke, VA, 1843

The Book of Training By Colonel Hap Thompson of Roanoke, VA, 1843
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
Refuse: Poems

Refuse: Poems
I Can’t Talk about the Trees Without the Blood

I Can’t Talk about the Trees Without the Blood
Ghost, Like a Place

Ghost, Like a Place
The Sweet Flypaper of Life

The Sweet Flypaper of Life
Dark Testament: And Other Poems

Dark Testament: And Other Poems
Letters to the Future: Black Women/Radical Writing

Letters to the Future: Black Women/Radical Writing
House Repairs

House Repairs
Lilith, But Dark

Lilith, But Dark
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin

American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
A Garden for Black Boys: Between the Stages of Soil and Stardust

A Garden for Black Boys: Between the Stages of Soil and Stardust
Confessions of a Barefaced Woman

Confessions of a Barefaced Woman
Screeem & Riot

Screeem & Riot
Semiautomatic

Semiautomatic
Terrible: A Storyteller’s Memoir

Terrible: A Storyteller’s Memoir
Indecency

Indecency
Rise Like Lions: Poetry for the Many

Rise Like Lions: Poetry for the Many
Divida

Divida
Brown: Poems

Brown: Poems
The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic

The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic
Pardon My Heart: Poems

Pardon My Heart: Poems
Wade in the Water: Poems

Wade in the Water: Poems
I’ll Take You There: Intersection of Poetry and Plain Talk

I’ll Take You There: Intersection of Poetry and Plain Talk
I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean

I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean
black / Maybe: An Afro Lyric

black / Maybe: An Afro Lyric
If God Invented Baseball: Poems

If God Invented Baseball: Poems
Approaching the Fields: Poems

Approaching the Fields: Poems
Wild Is the Wind: Poems

Wild Is the Wind: Poems
Door of No Return

Door of No Return
Helium

Helium
One Window’s Light

One Window’s Light
Wild Beauty: New and Selected Poems

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

Collected Poems (paperback): 1974-2004
Drowning Boy’s Guide to Water

Drowning Boy’s Guide to Water
A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter

A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter
I Write On Walls Because I Never Got A Happy Meal

I Write On Walls Because I Never Got A Happy Meal
Bone

Bone
Electric Arches

Electric Arches
Ordinary Beast: Poems

Ordinary Beast: Poems
Starshine & Clay

Starshine & Clay
Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems

Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems
A Beautiful Composition of Broken

A Beautiful Composition of Broken
Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities

Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities
(V.)

(V.)
Sour Honey & Soul Food

Sour Honey & Soul Food
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race
Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History

Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History
Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life & Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks

Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life & Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks
No Jewels: A Biography (of sorts) Writ in Stanza

No Jewels: A Biography (of sorts) Writ in Stanza
Weary Kingdom: Poems

Weary Kingdom: Poems
Whiskey Words & a Shovel I

Whiskey Words & a Shovel I
Testify

Testify
Bearden’s Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden

Bearden’s Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden
Field Theories

Field Theories
Map to the Stars

Map to the Stars
A People’s History of Chicago

A People’s History of Chicago
Condition Red: Essays, Interviews, and Commentaries (Poets on Poetry)

Condition Red: Essays, Interviews, and Commentaries (Poets on Poetry)
Trophic Cascade

Trophic Cascade
Scale

Scale
Roll Deep: Poems

Roll Deep: Poems
Incendiary Art: Poems

Incendiary Art: Poems
I Love My Love

I Love My Love
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé
One Turn Around the Sun

One Turn Around the Sun
Her

Her
In the Language of My Captor

In the Language of My Captor
Mother to Son: Poems

Mother to Son: Poems
City of Bones: A Testament

City of Bones: A Testament
Nuclear Orange: Cupid Is The Devil

Nuclear Orange: Cupid Is The Devil
What Are We Not for

What Are We Not for
Buck Studies

Buck Studies
Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity

Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity
No Cover

Double Identity
The Complete Works of Pat Parker

The Complete Works of Pat Parker
Primitive: The Art and Life of Horace H. Pippin

Primitive: The Art and Life of Horace H. Pippin
Born to Love, Cursed to Feel

Born to Love, Cursed to Feel
The Sobbing School

The Sobbing School
House of Lords and Commons: Poems

House of Lords and Commons: Poems
Counting Descent

Counting Descent
Equilibrium

Equilibrium
Inheritance

Inheritance
The Crown Ain’t Worth Much

The Crown Ain’t Worth Much
Speak from Here to There

Speak from Here to There
Blue Hallelujahs

Blue Hallelujahs
Whiskey Words & a Shovel II

Whiskey Words & a Shovel II
Collected Poems: 1974–2004

Collected Poems: 1974–2004
By My Precise Haircut

By My Precise Haircut
The Animal After Whom Other Animals Are Named: Poems

The Animal After Whom Other Animals Are Named: Poems
The Black Maria

The Black Maria
Olio

Olio

The Collected Poems of E. Ethelbert Miller

The Collected Poems of E. Ethelbert Miller
attraversiamo

attraversiamo
Resisting Arrest poems to stretch the sky

Resisting Arrest poems to stretch the sky
Afrocentric Before Afrocentricity: A Quest towards Endarkenment

Afrocentric Before Afrocentricity: A Quest towards Endarkenment
Blue Laws: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1995-2015

Blue Laws: Selected and Uncollected Poems, 1995-2015
Thief in the Interior

Thief in the Interior
The Muntu Poets - Anthology Volume 2: 47 Years Later

The Muntu Poets - Anthology Volume 2: 47 Years Later
The Muntu Poets Of Cleveland

The Muntu Poets Of Cleveland
Forest Primeval: Poems

Forest Primeval: Poems
A Lucent Fire: New and Selected Poems

A Lucent Fire: New and Selected Poems
Wife

Wife
Mess and Mess and

Mess and Mess and
The Emperor of Water Clocks: Poems

The Emperor of Water Clocks: Poems
Voyage of the Sable Venus: and Other Poems

Voyage of the Sable Venus: and Other Poems
Bastards of the Reagan Era

Bastards of the Reagan Era
Us (A.)

Us (A.)
Continuum: New And Selected Poems, Revised Edition

Continuum: New And Selected Poems, Revised Edition
Wild Hundreds

Wild Hundreds
Boy with Thorn (Pitt Poetry Series)

Boy with Thorn (Pitt Poetry Series)
To The Women I Once Loved

To The Women I Once Loved
Reconnaissance: Poems

Reconnaissance: Poems
Silence Is Not Always Golden: The Power of Spoken Words

Silence Is Not Always Golden: The Power of Spoken Words
Black Movie

Black Movie
Dear Continuum: Letters to a Poet Crafting Liberation

Dear Continuum: Letters to a Poet Crafting Liberation
Heaven: Poems

Heaven: Poems
A Woman’s Season

A Woman’s Season
Blue Fasa

Blue Fasa
Persona Non Grata

Persona Non Grata
The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop

The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop
Lighting the Shadow

Lighting the Shadow
Honest Engine: Poems

Honest Engine: Poems
From Now On: New and Selected Poems, 1970-2015

From Now On: New and Selected Poems, 1970-2015
How to Be Drawn

How to Be Drawn
Anthology For Hope In The Hood

Anthology For Hope In The Hood
The Complete Poetry

The Complete Poetry
S O S: Poems 1961-2013

S O S: Poems 1961-2013
It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time: Poems

It Seems Like a Mighty Long Time: Poems
The Weary Blues

The Weary Blues
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (Pitt Poetry Series)

Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (Pitt Poetry Series)
The Prince of Kokomo

The Prince of Kokomo
[Insert] Boy

[Insert] Boy
Mockingbirds At Jerusalem: A Poetic Memoir

Mockingbirds At Jerusalem: A Poetic Memoir
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
Sunlight Through Bullet Holes

Sunlight Through Bullet Holes
Digest (Stahlecker Selections)

Digest (Stahlecker Selections)
In Shadowed Bliss

In Shadowed Bliss
Tahrir Suite: Poems

Tahrir Suite: Poems
The New Testament

The New Testament
The Walmart Republic

The Walmart Republic
Prelude to Bruise

Prelude to Bruise
We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters

We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters
A Hard Summation

A Hard Summation
The Marriage Bed

The Marriage Bed
Into Africa, Being Black: New and Selected Poems

Into Africa, Being Black: New and Selected Poems
Nothing, but Skin

Nothing, but Skin
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
I Am Woman

I Am Woman
Arkansippi Memwars: Poetry, Prose & Chants 1962-2012

Arkansippi Memwars: Poetry, Prose & Chants 1962-2012
flesh

flesh
Patter

Patter
Love Poems

Love Poems
His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute

His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute
Nonfiction

Nonfiction
King Me

King Me
Hum (Ala Notable Books for Adults)

Hum (Ala Notable Books for Adults)
Urban Tumbleweed: Notes from a Tanka Diary

Urban Tumbleweed: Notes from a Tanka Diary
Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid

Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid
Uncertain Rituals

Uncertain Rituals
4-Headed Woman

4-Headed Woman
This Is My Century: New and Collected Poems (Revised)

This Is My Century: New and Collected Poems (Revised)
Down and Up: Poems

Down and Up: Poems
She Has A Name (Stahlecker Selections)

She Has A Name (Stahlecker Selections)
Hard Times Require Furious Dancing: New Poems

Hard Times Require Furious Dancing: New Poems
Words From The River

Words From The River
Hymn for the Black Terrific

Hymn for the Black Terrific
Silence Is Not Always Golden: A Poetic Revolution

Silence Is Not Always Golden: A Poetic Revolution
The Ground: Poems

The Ground: Poems
More than an Athlete: Poems by Etan Thomas

More than an Athlete: Poems by Etan Thomas
The Big Smoke (Poets, Penguin)

The Big Smoke (Poets, Penguin)
Duppy Conqueror: New and Selected Poems

Duppy Conqueror: New and Selected Poems
Bury My Clothes

Bury My Clothes
Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers

Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers
Autogeography: Poems

Autogeography: Poems
The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness Into Flowers (New Poems)

The World Will Follow Joy: Turning Madness Into Flowers (New Poems)
Supplying Salt and Light

Supplying Salt and Light
Countee Cullen: Collected Poems

Countee Cullen: Collected Poems
Disorientations: Groundings

Disorientations: Groundings
Pitch Dark Anarchy

Pitch Dark Anarchy
What We Ask of Flesh

What We Ask of Flesh
Makonde

Makonde
Black America Cried

Black America Cried
Mental Penetrayshun

Mental Penetrayshun
Blood

Blood
Fast Fat Girls in Pink Hot Pants

Fast Fat Girls in Pink Hot Pants
Maybe the Saddest Thing: Poems (National Poetry)

Maybe the Saddest Thing: Poems (National Poetry)
Hey Yo! Yo Soy! 40 Years of Nuyorican Street Poetry: 40 Years of Nuyorican Street Poetry, a Bilingual Edition

Hey Yo! Yo Soy! 40 Years of Nuyorican Street Poetry: 40 Years of Nuyorican Street Poetry, a Bilingual Edition
Shedding Light From My Journeys

Shedding Light From My Journeys
Ardency: A Chronicle Of The Amistad Rebels

Ardency: A Chronicle Of The Amistad Rebels
Horse in the Dark: Poems

Horse in the Dark: Poems
The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010

The Collected Poems Of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010
Speak Water

Speak Water
More Than You Can See

More Than You Can See
An Onion Of Wars

An Onion Of Wars
Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah

Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah
28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 3

28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 3
me and Nina

me and Nina
Fast Animal

Fast Animal
Haiku: The Last Poems of an American Icon

Haiku: The Last Poems of an American Icon
The new black (Wesleyan Poetry Series)

The new black (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
ErranaçIties

ErranaçIties
Honoring Genius: Gwendolyn Brooks: The Narrative of Craft, Art, Kindness and Justice

Honoring Genius: Gwendolyn Brooks: The Narrative of Craft, Art, Kindness and Justice
Nod House

Nod House
The Armageddon of Funk

The Armageddon of Funk
Dead Beats

Dead Beats
Kingdom Animalia (American Poets Continuum)

Kingdom Animalia (American Poets Continuum)
Karma’s Footsteps

Karma’s Footsteps
Soul Of A Sister

Soul Of A Sister
The Life And Death Of Savion Cortez

The Life And Death Of Savion Cortez
This Strange Land [With CD (Audio)]

This Strange Land [With CD (Audio)]
Life On Mars: Poems

Life On Mars: Poems
Handmade Memories: Poems & Essays, 1997 - 2011

Handmade Memories: Poems & Essays, 1997 - 2011
Double Shadow: Poems (Los Angeles Times Book Award: Poetry)

Double Shadow: Poems (Los Angeles Times Book Award: Poetry)
The Chameleon Couch: Poems

The Chameleon Couch: Poems
My Old Man Was Always On The Lam

My Old Man Was Always On The Lam
For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls
When Angels Speak of Love

When Angels Speak of Love
Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community

Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community
Shotgun Lullabies: Stories & Poems

Shotgun Lullabies: Stories & Poems
Head Off & Split: Poems

Head Off & Split: Poems
Morning Haiku

Morning Haiku
The 100 Best African American Poems

The 100 Best African American Poems
Plucking Poetry From The Air

Plucking Poetry From The Air
by CS Reid
Bottle of Life

Bottle of Life
Crave Radiance: New And Selected Poems 1990-2010

Crave Radiance: New And Selected Poems 1990-2010
Sonata Mulattica: Poems

Sonata Mulattica: Poems
Skin, Inc.: Identity Repair Poems

Skin, Inc.: Identity Repair Poems
When Blackness Rhymes with Blackness (Dalkey Archive Scholarly)

When Blackness Rhymes with Blackness (Dalkey Archive Scholarly)
Shahid Reads His Own Palm

Shahid Reads His Own Palm
Sanctificum

Sanctificum
Lighthead (Poets, Penguin)

Lighthead (Poets, Penguin)
Senior Stories - Straight From the Heart

Senior Stories - Straight From the Heart
Bicycles: Love Poems

Bicycles: Love Poems
My Father’s Kites

My Father’s Kites
B Jenkins (Refiguring American Music)

B Jenkins (Refiguring American Music)
Blind Light

Blind Light
We Call This Thing Between Us Love

We Call This Thing Between Us Love
Spherical Woman

Spherical Woman
The Black Automaton

The Black Automaton
Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry

Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry
Warhorses: Poems

Warhorses: Poems
The Lingua Franca of Ninth Street

The Lingua Franca of Ninth Street
Liberation Narratives: New And Collected Poems: 1966-2009

Liberation Narratives: New And Collected Poems: 1966-2009
Fort Red Border

Fort Red Border
Mixology (National Poetry Series)

Mixology (National Poetry Series)
And Then You Know: New And Selected Poems

And Then You Know: New And Selected Poems
Gospel: Poems

Gospel: Poems
Cooling Board: A Long Playing Poem

Cooling Board: A Long Playing Poem
An Apron Full of Beans (Notable Voices)

An Apron Full of Beans (Notable Voices)
Hughson’s Tavern

Hughson’s Tavern
Abstraktion und Einfühlung: Poems by Percival Everett

Abstraktion und Einfühlung: Poems by Percival Everett
Voices (American Poets Continuum)

Voices (American Poets Continuum)
Please (First Book)

Please (First Book)
For The Confederate Dead

For The Confederate Dead
A Man In Transition

A Man In Transition
Honoring the Ancestors

Honoring the Ancestors
Conduit (Black Goat)

Conduit (Black Goat)
Songs Of A Sistermom: Motherhood Poems

Songs Of A Sistermom: Motherhood Poems
God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (Penguin Classics)

God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (Penguin Classics)
The Book of American Negro Poetry

The Book of American Negro Poetry
Crush: Love Poems for Teenagers

Crush: Love Poems for Teenagers
Moments, the Minutes, the Hours: The Poetry of Jill Scott

Moments, the Minutes, the Hours: The Poetry of Jill Scott
Soul Poems for My Sistas

Soul Poems for My Sistas
Prophecy: Exemption & Redemption

Prophecy: Exemption & Redemption
28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 2

28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 2
Dreams, Miracles and Jazz

Dreams, Miracles and Jazz
Sunshine @ Midnight

Sunshine @ Midnight
Family Pictures: Poems And Photographs Celebrating Family

Family Pictures: Poems And Photographs Celebrating Family
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness

We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness
Searchin’ For Psychedelica

Searchin’ For Psychedelica
Da Black Book Of Linguistic Liberation

Da Black Book Of Linguistic Liberation
The Guide Signs: Book One and Book Two

The Guide Signs: Book One and Book Two
Who Hears The Poet When He Weeps?

Who Hears The Poet When He Weeps?
Hoops: Poems

Hoops: Poems
Hair Dance!

Hair Dance!
Being Full of Light, Insubstantial

Being Full of Light, Insubstantial
Black Moods: Collected Poems

Black Moods: Collected Poems
Cliches: A Life In Verse

Cliches: A Life In Verse
Directed By Desire: The Collected Poems Of June Jordan

Directed By Desire: The Collected Poems Of June Jordan
Duende: Poems

Duende: Poems
Quiver Of Arrows: Selected Poems, 1986-2006

Quiver Of Arrows: Selected Poems, 1986-2006
Even the Hollow My Body Made Is Gone

Even the Hollow My Body Made Is Gone
The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (Cave Canem Anthology)

The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South (Cave Canem Anthology)
Black Maria

Black Maria
28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 1

28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 1
Acolytes: Poems

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

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998
Conversion

Conversion
The Beautiful Book

The Beautiful Book
Voices from Leimert Park: a poetry anthology

Voices from Leimert Park: a poetry anthology
The Definition of Place

The Definition of Place
Recyclopedia: Trimmings, S*perm**k*t, and Muse & Drudge

Recyclopedia: Trimmings, S*perm**k*t, and Muse & Drudge
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer

Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body, and Soul

Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body, and Soul
The Architecture of Language

The Architecture of Language
Party of Black (Mouthmark)

Party of Black (Mouthmark)
Teahouse Of The Almighty (National Poetry)

Teahouse Of The Almighty (National Poetry)
A Half-Red Sea

A Half-Red Sea
Splay Anthem

Splay Anthem
We Speak Your Names: A Celebration

We Speak Your Names: A Celebration
Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me

Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me
Wind in a Box (Penguin Poets)

Wind in a Box (Penguin Poets)
Blue-Tail Fly

Blue-Tail Fly
Taboo: The Wishbone Trilogy, Part One; Poems

Taboo: The Wishbone Trilogy, Part One; Poems
Signify’n Me: New And Selected Poems

Signify’n Me: New And Selected Poems
Black Girls Learn Love Hard

Black Girls Learn Love Hard
Macnolia: Poems

Macnolia: Poems
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem

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

Tears for Water: Poetry & Lyrics
Red Beans And Ricely Yours: Poems (New Odyssey Series)

Red Beans And Ricely Yours: Poems (New Odyssey Series)
Convincing the Body

Convincing the Body
Leadbelly

Leadbelly
The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry

The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry
American Sublime: Poems

American Sublime: Poems
Subtle Art of Breathing

Subtle Art of Breathing
No Cover

Where the Apple Falls
Dancing Naked on the Floor

Dancing Naked on the Floor
Somewhere Else

Somewhere Else
The Language of Saxophones : Selected Poems of Kamau Daáood

The Language of Saxophones : Selected Poems of Kamau Daáood
The Rest Of Love: Poems

The Rest Of Love: Poems
The Maverick Room: Poems

The Maverick Room: Poems
“After Mecca”: Women Poets and the Black Arts Movement

“After Mecca”: Women Poets and the Black Arts Movement
Dread: Poems

Dread: Poems
Soulscript: A Collection Of Classic African American Poetry (Harlem Moon Classics)

Soulscript: A Collection Of Classic African American Poetry (Harlem Moon Classics)
The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the African-American Family

The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the African-American Family
Controlling the Silver (Illinois Poetry Series)

Controlling the Silver (Illinois Poetry Series)
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric

Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric
American Smooth: Poems

American Smooth: Poems
Mercy (American Poets Continuum)

Mercy (American Poets Continuum)
Furious Flower: African-American Poetry from the Black Arts Movement to the Present

Furious Flower: African-American Poetry from the Black Arts Movement to the Present
Complete Poems

Complete Poems
The Venus Hottentot: Poems

The Venus Hottentot: Poems
The Pioneers (Poetry from the Masters)

The Pioneers (Poetry from the Masters)
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998
A Poem Traveled Down My Arm: Poems And Drawings

A Poem Traveled Down My Arm: Poems And Drawings
Ostinato Vamps: Poems

Ostinato Vamps: Poems
The Body’s Question: Poems

The Body’s Question: Poems
The Devil’s Garden

The Devil’s Garden
Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems

Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems
Inner-course: A Plea for Real Love

Inner-course: A Plea for Real Love
The Essence of Reparations

The Essence of Reparations
The Alphabet Verses The Ghetto

The Alphabet Verses The Ghetto
Outlandish Blues: 150 Years of Opera, Concert and Ballet in Montevideo

Outlandish Blues: 150 Years of Opera, Concert and Ballet in Montevideo
Memories & Images: Selected Poems

Memories & Images: Selected Poems
Immaculate Perceptions

Immaculate Perceptions
Jelly Roll: A Blues

Jelly Roll: A Blues
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems

Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems
Big Towns, Big Talk: Poems

Big Towns, Big Talk: Poems
Transcircularities: New & Selected Poems

Transcircularities: New & Selected Poems
Hip Logic (National Poetry Series)

Hip Logic (National Poetry Series)
The Tether: Poems

The Tether: Poems
Bellocq’s Ophelia: Poems

Bellocq’s Ophelia: Poems
Cortã¨Ge: Poems

Cortã¨Ge: Poems
Pastoral: Poems

Pastoral: Poems
From The Devotions: Poems

From The Devotions: Poems
World on My Shoulders

World on My Shoulders
Sleeping with the Dictionary (New California Poetry)

Sleeping with the Dictionary (New California Poetry)
The Province of Literary Cats

The Province of Literary Cats
Beyond Greens and Cornbread: Reflections on African American Christian Identity

Beyond Greens and Cornbread: Reflections on African American Christian Identity
The World Is Round

The World Is Round
Antebellum Dream Book

Antebellum Dream Book
Secrets of My Soul

Secrets of My Soul
Mercurochrome

Mercurochrome
Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes

Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes
Rise

Rise
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)
i see through eyes

i see through eyes
Midland: Poems (Hollis Summers Poetry Prize)

Midland: Poems (Hollis Summers Poetry Prize)
Intermission

Intermission
Straight Wobblings of My Father

Straight Wobblings of My Father
Brutal Imagination: Poems

Brutal Imagination: Poems
Being a Strong Black Woman Can Get U Killed!!

Being a Strong Black Woman Can Get U Killed!!
School of Udhra

School of Udhra
The Fanatics

The Fanatics
WHATSAID Serif

WHATSAID Serif
Complete Poems (Penguin Classics)

Complete Poems (Penguin Classics)
Juice

Juice
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)
Motion Sickness

Motion Sickness
Words Need Love Too

Words Need Love Too
Domestic Work: Poems

Domestic Work: Poems
Kupenda: Love Poems

Kupenda: Love Poems
Multitudes: Poems Selected & New

Multitudes: Poems Selected & New
Vice: New and Selected Poems

Vice: New and Selected Poems
Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags

Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags
On The Road to Damascus

On The Road to Damascus
Now and Then

Now and Then
On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems

On the Bus with Rosa Parks: Poems
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)
Real Soul Food & Other Poetic Recipes (Black Words Series)

Real Soul Food & Other Poetic Recipes (Black Words Series)
Blue Notes: Essays, Interviews, And Commentaries

Blue Notes: Essays, Interviews, And Commentaries

Natural Birth

Natural Birth
Night When Moon Follows

Night When Moon Follows
Steel Umbrellas

Steel Umbrellas
Notes From the New Chitlin Circuit

Notes From the New Chitlin Circuit
The Rose That Grew from Concrete

The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Ebony Illusions, a choreopoem

Ebony Illusions, a choreopoem
Southside Rain

Southside Rain
Choruses: Poems

Choruses: Poems
Teducation: Selected Poems

Teducation: Selected Poems
"Harlem Gallery" and Other Poems of Melvin B. Tolson

"Harlem Gallery" and Other Poems of Melvin B. Tolson
Selected Poems

Selected Poems
Blues Narratives

Blues Narratives
Those Who Ride the Night Winds

Those Who Ride the Night Winds
Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems

Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems
Stepping into Womanhood: A Black Woman’s Poetic Journey

Stepping into Womanhood: A Black Woman’s Poetic Journey

Black Love

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

Like the Singing Coming off the Drums: Love Poems (Bluestreak)
No Cover

Sing When The Spirit Says Sing: Collected, Selected, And New Poems (1960s-1990s)
Renaissance

Renaissance
Configurations: New & Selected Poems, 1958-1998

Configurations: New & Selected Poems, 1958-1998
Prophets (Peepal Tree Caribbean Poetry)

Prophets (Peepal Tree Caribbean Poetry)
Bathwater Wine

Bathwater Wine
Close To Death: Poems

Close To Death: Poems
Safari West: Poems

Safari West: Poems
Singing Black: Alternative Nursery Rhymes for Children

Singing Black: Alternative Nursery Rhymes for Children
Heartlove: Wedding and Love Poems

Heartlove: Wedding and Love Poems
Confessions: Brainstormin’ From Midnite ’Til Dawn

Confessions: Brainstormin’ From Midnite ’Til Dawn
Talisman

Talisman
From A Bend in the River: 100 New Orleans Poets

From A Bend in the River: 100 New Orleans Poets
Thieves Of Paradise

Thieves Of Paradise
The Seventh Octave : The Early Writings of Saul Stacy Williams

The Seventh Octave : The Early Writings of Saul Stacy Williams
Does Your House Have Lions ?

Does Your House Have Lions ?
One less road to travel: A collection of poetry

One less road to travel: A collection of poetry
Prophecy: Reflections On Life & Love From A Black Perspective

Prophecy: Reflections On Life & Love From A Black Perspective
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf
African-American Poetry: An Anthology, 1773-1927 (Dover Thrift Editions)

African-American Poetry: An Anthology, 1773-1927 (Dover Thrift Editions)
The Words Don't Fit In My Mouth

The Words Don't Fit In My Mouth
Poems: Maya Angelou

Poems: Maya Angelou
Wounded in the House of A Friend (Bluestreak)

Wounded in the House of A Friend (Bluestreak)
Ploughshares Spring 1997: Poems and Stories

Ploughshares Spring 1997: Poems and Stories
Love Poems

Love Poems
Birthright

Birthright
Between Absolutes

Between Absolutes
Spirit and Flame: An Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry

Spirit and Flame: An Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry
Cross a Parted Sea: Poems

Cross a Parted Sea: Poems
The Terrible Stories (American Poets Continuum)

The Terrible Stories (American Poets Continuum)
To Soar without Leaving the Ground: Poems & Narratives

To Soar without Leaving the Ground: Poems & Narratives
American Dreams

American Dreams
Mother Love: Poems

Mother Love: Poems
Avalanche

Avalanche
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?
American Negro Poetry: An Anthology (American Century)

American Negro Poetry: An Anthology (American Century)
The Collected Poems Of Langston Hughes

The Collected Poems Of Langston Hughes
The Black Unicorn: Poems (Norton Paperback)

The Black Unicorn: Poems (Norton Paperback)
Rice

Rice
The Weather That Kills

The Weather That Kills
All That and a Bag of Words

All That and a Bag of Words
Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women

Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women
Between Laughter And Tears: Black Mona Lisa Poems

Between Laughter And Tears: Black Mona Lisa Poems
Love and War

Love and War
Greed

Greed
On Call

On Call
The Darker Face Of Earth: A Verse Play

The Darker Face Of Earth: A Verse Play
Restoring the Queen

Restoring the Queen
Joker, Joker, Deuce

Joker, Joker, Deuce
Now Sheba Sings the Song

Now Sheba Sings the Song
Okapi Passion

Okapi Passion
No Cover

The Flow: New Black Poetry in Motion
Selected Poems

Selected Poems
Folks Like Me: Poems

Folks Like Me: Poems
Haruko/Love Poems (High Risk Books)

Haruko/Love Poems (High Risk Books)
Hand Dance

Hand Dance
No Cover

Paisaje celebre: Poemas 1987-1992 (Spanish Edition)
Suite for Supriya

Suite for Supriya
The Panther & the Lash

The Panther & the Lash
I Shall Not Be Moved

I Shall Not Be Moved
Need: A Chorale for Black Woman Voices (Freedom Organizing)

Need: A Chorale for Black Woman Voices (Freedom Organizing)
Big Bank Take Little Bank: New Cafe Poets, No.1

Big Bank Take Little Bank: New Cafe Poets, No.1
First Light: New and Selected Poems

First Light: New and Selected Poems
African Sleeping Sickness: Stories and Poems

African Sleeping Sickness: Stories and Poems
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes: A Classic Collection of Poems by a Master of American Verse

Selected Poems of Langston Hughes: A Classic Collection of Poems by a Master of American Verse
Word Up: Black Poetry of the 80s From The Deep South

Word Up: Black Poetry of the 80s From The Deep South
Captivity

Captivity
Humid Pitch: Narrative Poetry

Humid Pitch: Narrative Poetry
The Inventory of Black Roses

The Inventory of Black Roses
Dien Cai Dau

Dien Cai Dau
Never As Strangers

Never As Strangers
Surfaces and Masks

Surfaces and Masks
Web of October

Web of October
Jean Toomer, Artist: A Study of His Literary Life and Work, 1894-1936 (Revised)

Jean Toomer, Artist: A Study of His Literary Life and Work, 1894-1936 (Revised)
Good Woman: Poems And A Memoir 1969-1980 (American Poets Continuum)

Good Woman: Poems And A Memoir 1969-1980 (American Poets Continuum)
Heavy Daughter Blues: Poems and Stories, 1968-1986

Heavy Daughter Blues: Poems and Stories, 1968-1986
Cruelty/Killing Floor (Classic Reprint Series)

Cruelty/Killing Floor (Classic Reprint Series)
Meditations On The Rainbow: Poetry

Meditations On The Rainbow: Poetry
The Essential Etheridge Knight (Pitt Poetry Series)

The Essential Etheridge Knight (Pitt Poetry Series)
Xarque And Other Poems

Xarque And Other Poems
Where the Island Sleeps Like a Wing: Selected Poetry

Where the Island Sleeps Like a Wing: Selected Poetry
Solo in the Boxcar Third Floor E

Solo in the Boxcar Third Floor E
Time’s Now/Ya Es Tiempo

Time’s Now/Ya Es Tiempo
The Black Poets

The Black Poets
Fifth Sunday

Fifth Sunday
Kinds of Blue

Kinds of Blue
I Live in Music

I Live in Music
Coagulations: New And Selected Poems

Coagulations: New And Selected Poems
Museum

Museum
Body Bee Calling from the 21st Century

Body Bee Calling from the 21st Century
American Journal: Poems

American Journal: Poems
Bodies and Soul

Bodies and Soul
Only Dark Spot in the Sky

Only Dark Spot in the Sky
No Cover

The Ties That Bind
Snake Back Solos

Snake Back Solos
Mad Dog, Black Lady

Mad Dog, Black Lady
Shadow Boxing

Shadow Boxing
And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems

And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems
Resurrections

Resurrections
Sam’s World: Poems

Sam’s World: Poems
Mouth on Paper

Mouth on Paper
No Cover

Embryo
Once

Once
Ammunition: Poetry And Other Raps

Ammunition: Poetry And Other Raps
Angle Of Ascent: New And Selected Poems

Angle Of Ascent: New And Selected Poems
how i got ovah

how i got ovah
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The Pond
Belly Song and Other Poems

Belly Song and Other Poems
From a Land Where Other People Live.

From a Land Where Other People Live.
Firesign, Poetry for the Free & Will Be

Firesign, Poetry for the Free & Will Be
Conjure; Selected Poems, 1963-1970

Conjure; Selected Poems, 1963-1970
Our Business in the Streets: Black Poetry

Our Business in the Streets: Black Poetry
Jump Bad: A New Chicago Anthology

Jump Bad: A New Chicago Anthology
The Voice of the Children

The Voice of the Children
Black Pow-Wow: Jazz Poems

Black Pow-Wow: Jazz Poems
Home is Where the Soul is

Home is Where the Soul is
In the Mecca

In the Mecca
Black Judgement

Black Judgement
The First Cities

The First Cities
Kaleidoscope; Poems by American Negro Poets

Kaleidoscope; Poems by American Negro Poets
Poems

Poems

Poetic Perceptions

Poetic Perceptions
by D Phil
Soul of a Woman

Soul of a Woman
African Reflections

African Reflections
No Cover

Who Pays The Cost