Vintage Book Of African-american Poetry
200 Years of Vision, Struggle, Power, Beauty, and Triumph from 52 Outstanding Poets
$37.51
- Paperback
403 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2000
Summary
In The Vintage Book of African American Poetry, editors Michael S. Harper and Anthony Walton present the definitive collection of black verse in the United States—200 years of vision, struggle, power, beauty, and triumph from 52 outstanding poets.
From the neoclassical stylings of slave-born Phillis Wheatley to the wistful lyricism of Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the rigorous wisdom of Gwendolyn Brooks, the chiseled modernism of Robert Hayden, the extraordinary prosody of Sterling A…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375703003 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375703004 |
| Author: | Michael S. Harper, Anthony S. Walton |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 403 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2000 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 132mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Vintage Originals |
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About The Author
Michael S. Harper
Michael S. Harper has twice been nominated for the National Book Award. He is University Professor, Brown University, and lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
Anthony Walton is the recipient of a 1998 Whiting Writer’s Award. He lives in Brunswick, Maine.
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