Poetry from the Masters: The Pioneers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781933491899)

Surveying more than 200 years of poetic creativity in Black America, Poetry from the Masters: The Pioneers introduces the work of early Black poets who helped to establish an African-American poetic tradition. Readers will explore the poetry of eleven talented women and men, including Phillis Wheatley, Francis Ellen Harper, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Countee Cullen. Poems are complemented by a biography that discusses the scope and content of each writer's work, as well as his or her historical significance and impact on the literary world.

Author: Wade Hudson
ISBN-10: 1933491892
ISBN-13: 9781933491899
Publisher: Just Us Books
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2003
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d