| Poetry & Anthologies | |||
Talking Drums: An Anthology of Poetry by Rev. Peter E.A. Addo |
Born and raised in West Africa, Addo's work reflects his and his countrymen's reaction to changes in their home country of Ghana.
In his verse he speaks with candor, vision, and wisdom about the pride of Africa and his heartfelt patriotism to the Red, Yellow,
and Green. Talking Drums is a masterful collection of poetry which tells the significant stories of the past half-century through lyrical, touching, and powerful verse. It is a collection every
reflective person should read. |
The Vintage Book of African American Poetry Edited by Michael S. Harper & Anthony Walton |
After the triumph of their last editorial collaboration, Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans since 1945 (1994), poets Harper and Walton have teamed up again, this time to select the best of two centuries of African American poetry. In their introduction, they write that if there is a single, overarching theme shared by the 52 poets gathered here, it is the "quest for identity and a belonging that will not compromise the self," a crucial search that continues unabated as racial inequality persists. |
Chocolate Thoughts: Short Stories, Essays and Poetry from the Hearts and Minds of Real Black Men by S. James Guitard |
Chocolate Thoughts is a compilation of 55 short stories, essays and poems from the hearts of Black men. A searing modern commentary, it provides a spirited, at times austere look at psychological, social, political, and economic views that are often held but not expressed by Black men to the general public. |
In Search of Color Everywhere : A Collection of African-American Poetry by Ethelbert Miller (Editor), Terrance Cummings (Illustrator) |
One of the first anthologies of black poetry published since the 1960s, In Search of Color Everywhere
represents a comprehensive gathering of material. The aim of the volume, in the words of editor E. Ethelbert
Miller, is "to pull together a collection of poems that would make readers laugh and clap their hands." Unlike
similar anthologies, the book is organized thematically rather than chronologically. |