Articles related to "African American Poetry"



A Little Something On Poetry
A little ditty about poetry with some poems thrown in for good measure.
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Activist for African American Literature
I am not an activist but if I had to choose, one agenda to champion my choice would be reading African American literature and Poetry.
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HIGH Flying Verse
Poet Paul Beatty pilots his verse out past NBA stars with dazzling talents, past college all-Americans, into far-flung constellations.
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Literary Pioneers
Phillis Wheatley’s success as a writer dismissed any notions that African slaves were less intelligent than their captives.
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Literary Pioneers
Phillis Wheatley’s success as a writer dismissed any notions that African slaves were less intelligent than their captives.
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Love's austere and lonely offices
<i>"Those Winter Sundays"</i> by Robert Hayden a serious poet respected for both his discipline and craftsmanship in the area of poetry.
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Lovestories.com; You've seen the site now read the book!
Alanna Webb of Lovestories.com tells about her explosive site and the exciting new poetry anthology, Bytes of Love.
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The Book of David by Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton in a series of poems, "the book of David" from her poetry collection entitled "the terrible stories" renders a portrait of a giant of a man as seen through...
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Thomas and Beulah by Rita Dove
Like snapshots in a photo album, Rita Dove&#8217;s award winning collection of poetry <b>"Thomas and Beulah"</b> provide glimpses...
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Women's Writing Topics
Review of two Suite 101.com topics devoted to women's writing.
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Words! Words!
A review of Jessie Redmon Fauset inspirational love poem and the concept she succeeded in revealing, along with a biography of her life as one of the elite women of the Harlem Renaissance.
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American History Chapter Books for Kids
The history of African American slavery and the American Revolution come to life in these chapter books and graphic novel.
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Most Way Home
<i>"Most Way Home"</i> leaves warmth and comfort in the knowledge that an internal history is alive in its pages.
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Writers Don't Really Die
The African writer, Chinua Achebe in his classic novel, "Things Fall Apart" said it best: "There is no better time to talk about the living than when we remember the dead."
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Black History Sites Abound
A look at some interesting websites relating to African American and African history.
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African-American Fiction for Teens
From Coretta Scott King Award Winners to lesser known titles, this is a guide to some of the best in African American Teen Fiction.
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The Coretta Scott King Award: An In-depth Look
History of the Coretta Scott King Award for children's authors and illustrators, accompanied by discussion of the work of some of the winners and honorees of this award and their bodies of work.
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The River of Poetry
The evolution of Black Poetry has typically been excluded from mainstream literature.
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