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Frontispiece to Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects Jim standing on a raft alongside Huck from the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1st edition, The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman, 1899 Cover of the June 1921 issue African-American children secure books at a North Carolina Albemarle Region bookmobile stop.
Effie Lee Newsome (January 16, 1885 – 1979), born Mary Effie Lee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a Harlem Renaissance writer. [1] [2] She mostly wrote children's poems, and was the first famous African-American poet whose work was mostly in this area. [2]
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.
Their words cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America. The post 14 Amazing Black Poets to Know About Now appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024) was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, [2] her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature.
Sonia Sanchez (born Wilsonia Benita Driver; September 8, 1934) [1] is an American poet, writer, and professor. She was a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement and has written over a dozen books of poetry, as well as short stories, critical essays, plays, and children's books.
Nafis, who has teamed up with fellow poet Morgan Parker on projects like the Other Black Girl Collective, has work published both in print and online at The BreakBeat Poets Anthology, The Rumpus ...
Ai, aka Ai Ogawa, birth name Florence Anthony (1947–2010), poet, NBA for poetry, 1999; Rochelle Alers (born 1943), author and artist; Elizabeth Alexander (born 1962), poet, essayist and playwright; Kwame Alexander (born 1968), writer of poetry and children's fiction; Larry D. Alexander (born 1953), author and artist