<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[subject results for "American poetry — African American authors."]]></title><description><![CDATA[subject results for "American poetry — African American authors."]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/skokielibrary/rss/search?query=%22American%20poetry%20%E2%80%94%20African%20American%20authors.%22&amp;searchType=subject&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:06:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[She's Strong, but She's Tired]]></title><description><![CDATA["A poetic documentation of pain, loneliness, courage, and triumph" -- Amazon.com.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2980720</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2980720</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sin, R. H.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2980720133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781524858285/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is the Honey]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout. Featuring work from well-loved poets such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Warsan Shire, Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker, and Nikki Giovanni, This Is the Honey is a rich and abundant offering of language from the poets giving voice to generations of resilient joy, -- Dust jacket.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3329653</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3329653</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3329653133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780316417525/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weary Blues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Langston Hughes is a widely celebrated African American writer and important leader of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. Deeply inspired by the great poet Walt Whitman, Hughes' own writings gave voice to the Black community in the American literary canon. His assertion that "I, too, sing America" echoes through history and continues to be a battle cry in the fight for fair representation and equality.  The Weary Blues, published in 1926, was Hughes' first collection of poetry. He was only twenty-four years old at the time, but his insights carry wisdom beyond his years. Hughes made his literary debut at the height of Jim Crow when racial segregation ran deep through American society. Through the pain and hardship, there is also an unshakable pride in his African American heritage.  Enjoy the rich notes and rhythms of Hughes' distinct "jazz poetry" style, brought to life in this extraordinary InAudio production.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3253254</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3253254</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hughes, Langston]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3253254133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781667070605/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chameleon Aura]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zimbabwean poet Billy Chapata provides a thought-provoking take on the universal experiences of love, pain, and what comes next through messages of empowerment. This collection of poetry and prose will justify heartache and inspire the fortitude to survive and prosper.  Chameleon Aura presents a harmonious blend of experience and advice through a chaptered series of prose and poetry that focuses on shared experiences in love and loss. Emboldened words and phrases capture the essence of the author's message and distinguish his unique style. Chapata's touching narrative celebrates humanity for their biological resilience and undeniable worth. This collection leaves readers warm with hope for growth, rebirth, and, most prominently, self-acceptance.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3218950</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3218950</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chapata, Billy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3218950133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781524877293/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reparations Now!]]></title><description><![CDATA["What is the price of a life, a stolen culture, a stolen heart? In formal and nontraditional poems, Reparations Now! asks for what is owed. Moving between voices and through intersecting histories, award-winning poet Ashley M. Jones offers perspectives both sharp and compassionate, exploring the difficulties of navigating our relationships with ourselves and others. "-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3094312</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3094312</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jones, Ashley M.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3094312133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781938235863/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Lives, Lines, & Lyrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black Lives, Lines, & Lyrics conveys the 21st Century Black experience through lines and verse. Divided into three measures, this poetry collection provides rhythmical reflections on black experiences with racial and social injustice, a poetic account of the lives lost to police brutality and racial violence, and a lyrical celebration of the beauty, resilience, and humanity of Black people. Readers agree that this "body of art" is an "amazing book of lyrical content" and "one of the most profound books" they have read "since the likes of Zora Neale Hurston and Maya Angelou." Author D.B. Mays "invites you to gain a better understanding of Black experiences in a three-part journey." Poems, like "AmeriKKKa," "Hypocrisy on the Hill," and "The Black Book" are "thought-provoking and liberating." Part I, "Black Lyrics," provides a poetic perspective of the highs and lows of living while Black in the 21st Century, while Part II, "Black Lives," is a poetic account of the lives lost to racial violence, and Part III, "Black Lines," is a nod to Hip Hop. One reader called the work an "overdue gem that navigates through one of civilization's most sad and challenging realities. D.B. Mays covers so many bases with tremendous grace, style and clarity. A must-read for staying connected with today's call for universal peace and justice." Others wrote that there is "such a wide variety of poetry," and "compelling storytelling." Poems, such as "Stunning," "My Grandparents' Living Room," "Goldilocks," "The Run," and "#SayHerName" evoke "emotional" responses. The book aims to help people of all backgrounds gain an appreciation for the beauty and endurance of Black people while bringing the realities of the discrimination and racism that Black people face in America and really, around the world, to the forefront of our social consciousness, conversations, and communities.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3273651</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3273651</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mays, D. B.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3273651133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781736581438/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral was the first published book of poetry by an African-American woman. Phillis Wheatley was a servant to a family in Massachusetts, and initially promoted her poetry in Boston newspapers to find a publisher. When she was initially unable to find a publisher in America, she sent her poetry overseas to England, hoping to eventually find someone who would both believe in the authenticity of her words and allow them to be widely printed. The significance of this collection is not in its contents alone, but in the fact that it was published and the work that went into it. To publish the collection, Phillis was required to attest before 18 Bostonian men (including John Hancock) to ensure that she had written the poems herself, and explain how she was able to learn reading and writing as a servant. Such extreme verification was required of Black writers for many generations, and is an example of the hardships that Black people faced in progressing in a society based on white "racial superiority."]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3086718</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3086718</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wheatley, Phillis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3086718133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781662258848/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Birth of All Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcus Amaker is the first Poet Laureate of Charleston, SC. He's an accomplished musician and spoken word performer. The audio version of The Birth of All Things is an eclectic mix of new, original poems in Marcus' own voice. "Once, in 2001, I heard a poet read a poem that turned to music in the air. Two decades later Marcus Amaker's gorgeous new book is that moment on repeat, with each turned page. A mixtape of presence, The Birth of All Things is a genuine, lyrical offering to our heart's expansion. To write in celebration while refusing to ignore grief, is a skill few artists have mastered, but it is mastered here. I am so grateful for the bonfire of light this book has brought into my world." - Andrea Gibson, world-renowned poet and author of Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry) "A text for living, The Birth of All Things is a joyous collection with the breath of Amaker's newborn daughter running through. Despite the current chaos of our times, these poems conjure a world filled with magic and music that centers us and keep us brave. A necessary collection: Organic, generous and life-giving." - Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, author of Arrival (Northwestern University Press), and mother of Phife (A Tribe Called Quest) This personal collection delivers poems about a wide range of topics: Life as a new dad, racism in America, Björk, anxiety, Star Wars, masculinity, pandemics, black music, history, and more. Amaker is an award-winning graphic designer, musician, and performance poet. The Birth of All Things is the sum of all of his talents. The book features Amaker's handwritten poems, and an original illustration from Florida artist Nick Davis.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3277017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3277017</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amaker, Marcus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3277017133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781734673739/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Light for the World to See]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collection of three powerful poems that take on racism and Black resistance in America by New York Times best selling author Kwame Alexander. Includes an introduction by the author.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3000073</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3000073</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander, Kwame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3000073133</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle>A Thousand Words on Race and Hope</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780358555124/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Light for the World to See]]></title><description><![CDATA["From NPR correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, comes a powerful and provocative collection of poems that cut to the heart of the entrenched racism and oppression in America and eloquently explores ongoing events.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2986840</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2986840</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander, Kwame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2986840133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780358539414/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[African American Poetry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across a turbulent history, Black poets created a rich and multifaceted tradition that has been both a reckoning with American realities and an imaginative response to them. One of the great American art forms, African American poetry encompasses many kinds of verse: formal, experimental, vernacular, lyric, and protest. The anthology opens with moving testaments to the power of poetry as a means of self-assertion, as enslaved people voice their passionate resistance to slavery. This volume captures the power and beauty of this diverse tradition and its challenge to American poetry and culture. The volume also features biographies of each poet and notes that illuminate cultural references and allusions to historical events. -- adapted from jacket]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2981855</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2981855</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2981855133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>250 Years of Struggle &amp; Song</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781598536669/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Light for the World to See]]></title><description><![CDATA[From NPR correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, comes a powerful and provocative collection of poems that cut to the heart of the entrenched racism and oppression in America and eloquently explores ongoing events. A book in the tradition of James Baldwin's "A Report from Occupied Territory," Light for the World to See is a rap session on race. A lyrical response to the struggles of Black lives in our world... to America's crisis of conscience... to the centuries of loss, endless resilience, and unstoppable hope. Includes an introduction by the author and a bold, graphically designed interior.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3208048</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3208048</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander, Kwame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3208048133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle>A Thousand Words on Race and Hope</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780358555100/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Creation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A poem based on the story of creation from the first book of the Bible.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2891438</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2891438</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnson, James Weldon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2891438133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780823440252/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Girl Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much of what twenty-first century culture tells black girls is not pretty: Don't wear this; don't smile at that. Don't have an opinion; don't dream big. And most of all, don't love yourself. In response to such destructive ideas, internationally recognized poet Mahogany Browne challenges the conditioning of society by crafting an anthem of strength and magic undeniable in its bloom for all beautiful Black girls.--Provided by Publisher.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2797463</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2797463</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Browne, Mahogany L.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2797463133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Poem</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781250173720/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Every One]]></title><description><![CDATA[SELECTED AS ONE OF THE YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY SERVICES ASSOCIATION'S 2019 AMAZING AUDIOBOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS! Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds's rallying cry to the dreamers of the world. For Every One is just that: for everyone. For every one person. For every one dream. But especially for every one kid. The kids who dream of being better than they are. Kids who dream of doing more than they almost dare to dream. Kids who are like Jason Reynolds, a self-professed dreamer. Jason does not claim to know how to make dreams come true; he has, in fact, been fighting on the front line of his own battle to make his own dreams a reality. He expected to make it when he was sixteen. Then eighteen. Then twenty-five. Now, some of those expectations have been realized. But others, the most important ones, lay ahead, and a lot of them involve kids, how to inspire them. All the kids who are scared to dream, or don't know how to dream, or don't dare to dream because they've NEVER seen a dream come true. Jason wants kids to know that dreams take time. They involve countless struggles. But no matter how many times a dreamer gets beat down, the drive and the passion and the hope never fully extinguish-because just having the dream is the start you need, or you won't get anywhere anyway, and that is when you have to take a leap of faith. A pitch perfect graduation, baby, or love my kid gift.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3338825</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3338825</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reynolds, Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3338825133</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781508246114/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Collects more than sixty original and selected poems that frequently deal with such difficult subjects as rape, abortion, suicide, and domestic violence, with Spanish translations on facing pages.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2793635</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2793635</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shange, Ntozake]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2793635133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Belleza Salvaje : New and Selected Poems</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781501169939/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counting Descent]]></title><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2663525</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2663525</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Smith, Clint]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2663525133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781938912658/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of Poetry & Protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[This work illuminates today's Black experience through the voices of transformative and powerful African American poets.  Included in this volume are the poems of 43 African American wordsmiths, including Pulitzer Prize-winning poets Rita Dove, Natasha Tretheway, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Tracy K. Smith. Each is accompanied by a photograph of the poet along with a first-person biography. The anthology also contains personal essays on race such as "The Talk" by Jeannine Amber and works by Harry Belafonte, Amiri Baraka, and The Reverend Dr. William Barber II, architect of the Moral Mondays movement, as well as images and iconic political posters of the Black Lives Matter movement, Malcolm X, and the Black Panther Party. Taken together, Of Poetry and Protest gives voice to the current conversation about race in America while also providing historical and cultural context.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2534316</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C2534316</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2534316133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780393352733/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angles of Ascent]]></title><description><![CDATA["This landmark anthology brings together for the first time more than three hundred poems by over seventy African American poets, including Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, Ai, Toi Derricotte, Rita Dove, Elizabeth Alexander, Natasha Tretheway, Major Jackson, and Kevin Young. Angles of Ascent looks to the immediate past of contemporary African American poetry, including the influence of Modernism in the 1950's and the Black Arts Movement of the 1960's, before turning toward the current thriving literary scene and beyond. General readers and specialists alike will treasure this collection for its diverse readings of humanity by modern and contemporary African American poets as well as its comprehensive introductions and commentary"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C1799297</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C1799297</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1799297133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780393339406/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today's Authors Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enjoy this fascinating twenty-four minute-long discussion between two artists at the top of their craft-LA Meyer, author and creator of the Bloody Jack series of novels, and narrator extraordinaire Katherine Kellgren, who voices the entire audio book series. 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That book--romantic, bold, and erotic--expressed notions of love in ways that were delightfully unexpected. In the years that followed, Giovanni experienced losses both public and private. A mother's passing, a sister's, too. A massacre on the campus at which she teaches. And just when it seemed life was spinning out of control, Giovanni rediscovered love--what she calls the antidote. Here romantic love--and all its manifestations, the physical touch, the emotional pull, the hungry heart--is distilled as never before by one of our most talented poets.--From publisher description.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C1582436</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C1582436</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giovanni, Nikki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1582436133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Love Poems</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780061726453/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hip Hop Speaks to Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C1574287</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C1574287</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1574287133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Celebration of Poetry With A Beat</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781402210488/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry]]></title><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C1469788</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C1469788</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1469788133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780195125634/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selected Poems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selected Poems is the classic volume by the distinguished and celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. This compelling collection showcases Brooks's technical mastery, her warm humanity, and her compassionate and illuminating response to a complex world.]]></description><link>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3138565</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S133C3138565</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooks, Gwendolyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://skokielibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3138565133</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780060882969/MC.GIF&amp;client=skopl&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>