poets, american

Contains biographical profiles of eleven early American poets, including Anne Bradstreet, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Emily Dickinson, and includes examples and analyses of their writing.

A collection of thirty-six poems by eleven African-American writers. Includes brief introductions to the each writer's life and works.

This memoir finds Miller returning to baseball, the game of his youth, in order to find the metaphor that will provide the measurement of his life. Almost 60, he ponders whether his life can now be entered into the official record books as a success or failure. One man's examination of personal relationships, depression, love and loss. This is a story of the individual alone on the pitching mound or in the batter's box. It's a box score filled with remembrance. It's a combination of baseball and the blues. A memoir from a literary activist.

Describes the life and career of twentieth-century African-American poet Langston Hughes, discussing his role in the Harlem Renaissance, his time in Spain, and his anger over racial inequality in the U.S.

Examines the life of 20th-century, African-American poet, Langston Hughes.

Presents a biography of the the eighteenth century woman who arrived in America as a slave and became an internationally famous poet and the first African-American to publish a book.

The author describes his experiences growing up as a Mexican American in Fresno, California.

Presents short biographies of eight influential African American poets, including Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jay Wright, and others.

Looks at the life of African American poet and slave Phillis Wheatley.

Discusses Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance writer who opened a window into African American culture through poetry, plays, and short stories that inspired many people.