The Vintage Book of African American Poetry: 200 Years of Vision, Struggle, Power, Beauty, and Triumph from 50 Outstanding Poets-Fast Shipping

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The Vintage Book of African American Poetry, editors Michael S. Harper and Anthony Walton present the definitive collection of black verse in the United States–200 years of vision, struggle, power, beauty, and triumph from 52 outstanding poets.

From the neoclassical stylings of slave-born Phillis Wheatley to the wistful lyricism of Paul Lawrence Dunbar . . . the rigorous wisdom of Gwendolyn chiseled modernism of Robert extraordinary prosody of Sterling A. breathtaking, expansive narratives of Rita plaintive rhapsodies of an imprisoned Elderidge Knight . . . The postmodern artistry of Yusef , too, is a landmark exploration of lesser-known artists whose efforts birthed the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts movements–and changed forever our national literature and the course of America itself.

Meticulously researched, thoughtfully structured,
The Vintage Book of African-American Poetry is a collection of inestimable value to students, educators, and all those interested in the ever-evolving tradition that is American poetry.