African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song Edited Material:Hardcover Understand the threads of poetic

Understand the threads of poetic history—in movements such as the Harlem and Chicago Renaissances

Reflecting on the presidency

and healing for the individuals and for a nation

By attempting to name secrets and lies he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding

And other times he's afraid

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song Edited Material:Hardcover Understand the threads of poeticA literary landmark: the biggest, most ambitious anthology of black poetry ever published, gathering 250 poets from the colonial period to the present. Only now, in the 21st century, can we fully grasp the breadth and range of African American poetry: a magnificent chorus of voices, some familiar, others recently rescued from neglect. Here, in this unprecedented anthology expertly selected by poet and scholar Kevin Young, this precious living heritage