African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song Edited essays Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat

and sheer ebullience--that Ellison would bring to his classic Invisible Man

and Jenny Han

Opal is a fiercely independent young woman pushing against the grain in her style and attitude

Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song Edited essays Edwidge DanticatA 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