african american poets

Describes teenage slave Phillis Wheatley's test in 1772 in which she had to prove that she was the author of a collection of poems.

A novelization of the life and hardships faced by Phillis Wheatley, whose home on the edge of the African desert was destroyed by slave traders, and, after she is sold to Susanna Wheatley, Phillis is taught to read and write poetry.

A biography of the poet who spent his career writing about the experiences of African-Americans, interspersed with examples of his work.

Contains thirty-six poems written by eleven pioneering African-American poets, including Phillis Wheatley, James Weldon Johnson, and Gwendolyn Brooks, and includes brief biographies of each featured author.

A biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the black experience in America.

Describes some of the boyhood experiences that influenced the development of the African-American poet Langston Hughes.

A brief biography of the slave who learned to read and write, became the second woman in America to have a book published, and won international fame for her poetry.