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  2. George Moses Horton - Wikipedia

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    The first African American to publish a book in the South; the only slave to earn a significant income by selling his poems; the only poet of any race to produce a book of poems before he could write; and the only slave to publish two volumes of poetry while in bondage and another shortly after emancipation." [2]

  3. Negro Poets and Their Poems - Wikipedia

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    The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American life centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. A major aspect of this revival was poetry. [1] Hundreds of poems were written and published by African Americans during the era, which covered a wide variety of themes. [2]

  4. The Book of American Negro Poetry - Wikipedia

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    The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American life centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. A major aspect of this revival was poetry. [2] Hundreds of poems were written and published by African Americans during the era, which covered a wide variety of themes. [3]

  5. Margaret Danner - Wikipedia

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    Danner joined the staff of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse as an editorial assistant in 1951 and in 1956 became the first African American to serve as a Poetry assistant editor. [9] " Far From Africa: Four Poems," which would become one of Danner's most anthologized works, appeared in Poetry in 1951 and earned her a John Hay Whitney fellowship for ...

  6. Lucille Clifton - Wikipedia

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    Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 – February 13, 2010) [1] was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. [2] [3] [4] From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. Clifton was a finalist twice for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. [5]

  7. Poetry from Daily Life: For young readers intimidated by ...

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    More: Poetry from Daily Life: Making the world a better place, one stitch (or rhyme) at a time My poetic forever friend Irene Latham and I now have books that range from pre-K to senior year in ...

  8. Eloise Greenfield - Wikipedia

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    Eloise Greenfield (May 17, 1929 – August 5, 2021) was an American children's book and biography author and poet famous for her descriptive, rhythmic style and positive portrayal of the African-American experience. After college, Greenfield began writing poetry and songs in the 1950s while working in a civil service job.

  9. Phillis Wheatley - Wikipedia

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    Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784) was an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Born in West Africa , she was kidnapped and subsequently sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America ...

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