African American poets / Rosemary M. Canfield Reisman, editor. - 4th ed. - Ipswich, Mass. : Salem Press, - iv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Critical survey of poetry . - Critical survey of poetry. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

African American poetry -- Harlem renaissance -- Maya Angelou -- Amiri Baraka -- Paul Beatty -- Arna Bontemps -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- Sterling A. Brown -- Lucille Clifton -- Owen Dodson -- Rita Dove -- Paul Laurence Dunbar -- James A. Emanuel -- Nikki Giovanni -- George Moses Horton -- Langston Hughes -- James Weldon Johnson -- Bob Kaufman -- Yusef Komunyakaa -- Audre Lorde -- Claude McKay -- Haki R. Madhubuti -- Jean Toomer -- Alice Walker -- Phillis Wheatley.

African American poetry -- Harlem Renaissance -- Maya Angelou -- Amiri Baraka -- Paul Beatty -- Anra Bontemps -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- Sterling A. Brown -- Lucille Clifton -- Countee Cullen -- Owen Dodson -- Rita Dove -- Paul Laurence Dunbar -- James A. Emanuel -- Nikki Giovanni - George Moses Horton -- Langston Hughes -- James Welson Johnson -- Bob Kaufman -- Yusef Komunyakaa -- Audre Lorde -- Claude McKay -- Haki R. Madhubuti -- Jean Toomer -- Alice Walker -- Phillis Wheatley -- Checklist fo explicating a poem -- Bibliography -- Guide to online resources -- Category index -- Subject index.

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American poetry--African American authors--History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
African Americans--Poetry.
African American poets--Biography.
African American poets.
African Americans.
American poetry--African American authors.
African Americans in literature.


Biography.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Poetry.
Poetry.
Biography.

PS153.N5 / A47 2012

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