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There are tons of amazing Black female poets from the past and present, and we’re here to share them with you today. From the classics to newer poets like Jamilla Woods and Mahogany L. Browne, here are 19 amazing Black female poets to look into.
These poems from black woman are about empowerment, the beauty and glory of the black body, and the importance of family and heritage.
Poets like Audre Lorde, Maya Angelou, and Amanda Gorman, are just some of the writers whose evocative poetics have exposed the injustices of racism, challenged the narratives and stereotypes of Black women, and called for liberation.
Angelina Weld Grimké. Grimké’s poems, essays, stories and plays made her a pivotal figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Her work often highlighted the desperate conditions of black women and ...
A self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.
Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most influential and widely read 20th-century American poets. The author of more than 20 books, she was highly regarded even during her lifetime and had the distinction of being the first Black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize. She was also the first Black woman to hold the role of Consultant in Poetry to the ...
Angelou was also a prolific and widely-read poet, and her poetry has often been lauded more for its depictions of Black beauty, the strength of women, and the human spirit; criticizing the Vietnam War; demanding social justice for all—than for its poetic virtue.
Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks, who wrote more than twenty books of poetry in her lifetime, was the first Black woman appointed Poet Laureate of the United States.
From Amiri Baraka to Octavia E. Butler, black poetry is truly something amazing to behold. In honor of Black Lives Matter, here are 20 revolutionary poems by black poets. 1. Poem About My Rights by June Jordan ... Women will still be women, butThe distinction will be empty. Sex, Having outlived every threat, will gratifyOnly the mind, which is ...
Black American women have been novelists, poets, journalists, playwrights, and feminist theorists. Meet more than 20 such women here.