african american women poets

Presents a critical assessment of the creative achievements of five African-American women poets of the Harlem Renaissance, including Georgia Douglas Johnson, Anne Spencer, Helen Johnson, Gwen Bennett, and Angelina Grimke, and includes discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God.".

Presents a selection of poetry and correspondence by Helene Johnson, and includes biographical information about the Harlem Renaissance poet.

A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first Black poet in America.

A fictionalized biography of the eighteenth-century African woman who, as a child, was brought to New England to be a slave, and after publishing her first poem when a teenager, gained renown throughout the colonies as an important African-American poet.

A biography of the former slave, Phillis Wheatley, who became known as a poet and social commentator.

A collection of interviews in which African-American poet Rita Dove reflects on her life and career.

A collection of twenty-eight personal essays including discussion of affirmative action, the neglect of urban schools, the inequalities of higher education, W.E.B. Du Bois, Toni Morrison, and racism in America.

A biography of the African-American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 and whose poems reflect the experiences of African-Americans.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of Phillis Wheatley, the first African-American poet to have their work published.

A collection of prose by African-American feminist Audre Lorde.