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There’s a long, and strong, tradition of African-American writing stretching back centuries, and the annals of literature are filled with amazing African-American poets and poems. Below, we introduce just ten of the very best poems by African-American poets, covering over 250 years.
2 Ιουν 2020 · From Langston Hughes’ 1926 poem I, too, through to Black, performed at the 2020 BRIT Awards by south London rapper Dave, this is a list of some of the brilliant poems written by black writers on...
February is Black History Month, and to celebrate the contributions Black poets have made, and continue to make, to the richness of American poetry, we asked twelve contemporary Black poets from across the country to choose one poem that should be read this month and to tell us a bit about why.
13 Οκτ 2009 · Langston Hughes was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of black intellectual, literary, and artistic life that took place in the 1920s in a number of American cities, particularly Harlem. A major poet, Hughes also wrote novels, short stories, essays, and plays.
7 Σεπ 2013 · Amiri Baraka. Born in 1934, poet, writer and political activist Amiri Baraka used his writing as a weapon against racism and became one of the most widely published African American writers....
14 Δεκ 2023 · The words of these amazing Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America.
18 Φεβ 2021 · Here are ten poems that explore past and present, pain and love, language and family, history and identity, all written by contemporary Black poets. They’re each available for free download: “Let Me Handle My Business, Damn,” Morgan Parker. “Hymn to a Hurricane,” Rachel Eliza Griffiths. “No Cap,” Hanif Abdurraqib.
