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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]
Youngest person and first Black American to be the U.S. Poet Laureate and Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress. [4] [5] Sharon Draper (born 1948) W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) writer, sociologist, and activist, who was a founding member of the NAACP [6] His most notable work is The Souls of Black Folk. [7]
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;
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 ...
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"
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 .
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.
Pages in category "African-American poets" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 417 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .