African American Poetry : 250 years of struggle & song /

African American Poetry : 250 years of struggle & song /

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Imprint:	New York, N.Y. : The Library of America, [2020] ©2020
Description:	lx, 1110 pages ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Library of America ; 333 Library of America ; 333.
Subject:	American poetry -- African American authors. Social problems -- Poetry.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12391843

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Other authors / contributors:	Young, Kevin, 1970- editor.
ISBN:	9781598536669 1598536664
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Across a turbulent history, Black poets created a rich and multifaceted tradition that has been both a reckoning with American realities and an imaginative response to them. One of the great American art forms, African American poetry encompasses many kinds of verse: formal, experimental, vernacular, lyric, and protest. The anthology opens with moving testaments to the power of poetry as a means of self-assertion, as enslaved people voice their passionate resistance to slavery. This volume captures the power and beauty of this diverse tradition and its challenge to American poetry and culture. The volume also features biographies of each poet and notes that illuminate cultural references and allusions to historical events. -- adapted from jacket

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Call Number:	PS591.N4 A37 2020
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