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African American poetry : 250 years of struggle & song  Cover Image Book Book

African American poetry : 250 years of struggle & song / Kevin Young, editor.

Young, Kevin, 1970- (Added Author).

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." --From publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781598536669 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: lx, 1110 p. : music ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : The Library of America, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction / by Kevin Young -- Bury me in a free land: 1770-1899 -- Lift every voice: 1900-1918 -- The dark tower: 1919-1936 -- Ballads of remembrance: 1936-1959 -- Ideas of ancestry: 1959-1975 -- Blue light sutras: 1976-1989 -- Praise songs for the day: 1990-2008 -- After the hurricane: 2009-2020.
Subject: Poets, Black > United States.
American poetry > Black authors > History and criticism.
Topic Heading: BIPOC.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Salt Spring Island Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
5050 . ‡aIntroduction / by Kevin Young -- Bury me in a free land: 1770-1899 -- Lift every voice: 1900-1918 -- The dark tower: 1919-1936 -- Ballads of remembrance: 1936-1959 -- Ideas of ancestry: 1959-1975 -- Blue light sutras: 1976-1989 -- Praise songs for the day: 1990-2008 -- After the hurricane: 2009-2020.
520 . ‡a"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." --From publisher.
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7001 . ‡aYoung, Kevin, ‡d1970-
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