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This is a list of notable African American poets. For other African Americans, see Lists of African Americans. Ron Allen, poet, playwright [1]
This is a list of female poets with a Wikipedia page, ... (1934–2017), American poet tied to Black Mountain, San Francisco Renaissance and Beat generation;
E. Frederic Morrow (c.1909–1994), first black American appointed to a president's administration (1955–60) Walter Mosley (born 1952), novelist; Thylias Moss (born 1954), poet, filmmaker and playwright; Willard Motley (1909–1965) Jess Mowry (born 1960) Albert Murray (1916–2013) Pauli Murray (1910–1985), civil rights activist, legal ...
Pages in category "African-American women writers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 276 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Every year, the mainstream literary gates seem to open just that much wider to allow for more diverse stories and The post 20 Black poets to know this National Black Poetry Day appeared first on ...
C. James Edwin Campbell (poet) Robert Campbell (American artist) Steve Cannon (writer) Waverley Turner Carmichael; Cyrus Cassells; Barbara Chase-Riboud
The Civil Rights time period also saw the rise of female Black poets, most notably Gwendolyn Brooks, who became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize when it was awarded for her 1949 book of poetry, Annie Allen. Along with Brooks, other female poets who became well known during the 1950s and '60s are Nikki Giovanni and Sonia Sanchez.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:African-American poets. It includes African-American poets that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "African-American women poets"