Cemetery of Mind: Selected Poems is the first collection of poetry by Dambudzo Marechera which was published posthumously in 1992. The author is known primarily for his fiction book House of Hunger, many critics consider poetry to be his most potent medium.
"Asante's book, Kemet, Afrocentricity, and Knowledge, continues his project of forging a new discipline out of the many strands of Black Studies. Like his previous works, this is a profound statement of the Afrocentric perspective."...C. Tsehloane Keto, Ph.D., Director of...
A dazzling docupoetic debut collection interweaving personal loss with the life stories of Aaliyah Haughton, Whitney Houston, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, Phyllis Hyman, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, and others to explore sexuality, survival, queer mourning, and the afterlives of stardom“Poet m. mick...
What is a person to do with the pain, anger, fear, frustration and dismay of Black defamation and demise due to White supremacy's racism and anti-Blackness? Even more, how does one celebrate the triumph of surviving and escaping enslavement, establishing...
Negro Poets and Their Poems by Robert Thomas Kerlin is one of the earliest comprehensive studies and anthologies devoted to African American poetry. Published in 1923, this groundbreaking work introduced readers to a vibrant body of literary art that was reshaping...
Rachel: A Play in Three Acts by Angelina Weld Grimké is one of the earliest known plays written by an African American woman and one of the first to openly confront the realities of racism in the United States. First...
Poems by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is a significant collection of nineteenth-century poetry addressing themes of freedom, faith, justice, and human dignity. Through lyrical verse and moral reflection, Harper gives voice to the experiences, hopes, and struggles of African Americans...
Negro Poets and Their Poems by Robert Thomas Kerlin is one of the earliest comprehensive studies and anthologies devoted to African American poetry. Published in 1923, this groundbreaking work introduced readers to a vibrant body of literary art that was...