poets, american

Looks at the life of Phillis Wheatley, a girl brought from Senengal to Boston as a slave in 1761 who played a role in the events of the American Revolution, and grew up to become a renowned poet.

Assesses the life and writings of twentieth-century American novelist and poet Conrad Aiken.

A biography of American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.

Presents a two-volume biography of African-American author Langston Hughes based primarily on the Langston Hughes Papers at the Beinecke Library of Yale University, tracing his life from his birth in Missouri in 1902,his successes and failures, to his death in 1967.

The author shares his struggles of being a father, while sharing his childhood story of his mother burning their house down and committing suicide.

"[Stephan] Kuusisto was born legally blind, but being raised in the 1950s he was taught to deny his blindness in order to 'pass' as sighted. As an adult, he coped with his limited vision until he was laid off. With no other job opportunities in his vicinity, he would have to travel to find work. He found himself at Guiding Eyes paired with a Labrador named Corky. Here he recounts how partnership with a guide dog changed his life, and the . . . adventure that began for him in midlife"--OCLC.

Text and illustrations provide a biography of Emily Dickinson.

Relates the story of North Carolina slave George Moses Horton, who taught himself to read, learned to write, and became a well-known, published poet in spite of his slave status.

Introduce your readers to a stellar talent. There is no question that Langston Hughes was one of the brightest lights of the Harlem Renaissance. A true pioneer, Hughes was one of the first poets to draw on the syncopated rhythms of jazz and black urban dialect for his work, and it proved transformative for American poetry. With a looser lyrical style reminiscent of Walt Whitman, Hughes used his art to portraying the experiences, concerns, and consolations of black men and women. As a poet, playwright, and novelist, he was impressively prolific, leaving behind a body of work truly worthy of study and celebration.