The Vintage Book of African American Poetry: 200 Years of Vision, Struggle, Power, Beauty, and Triumph from 50 Outstanding Poets (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375703003)

In The Vintage Book of African American Poetry, editors Michael S. Harper and Anthony Walton present the definitive collection of black verse in the United States--200 years of vision, struggle, power, beauty, and triumph from 52 outstanding poets.

From the neoclassical stylings of slave-born Phillis Wheatley to the wistful lyricism of Paul Lawrence Dunbar . . . the rigorous wisdom of Gwendolyn Brooks...the chiseled modernism of Robert Hayden...the extraordinary prosody of Sterling A. Brown...the breathtaking, expansive narratives of Rita Dove...the plaintive rhapsodies of an imprisoned Elderidge Knight . . . The postmodern artistry of Yusef Komunyaka. Here, too, is a landmark exploration of lesser-known artists whose efforts birthed the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts movements--and changed forever our national literature and the course of America itself.

Meticulously researched, thoughtfully structured, The Vintage Book of African-American Poetry is a collection of inestimable value to students, educators, and all those interested in the ever-evolving tradition that is American poetry.

Author: Michael S. Harper
ISBN-10: 0375703004
ISBN-13: 9780375703003
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2000
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.21w x 1.02d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2000 pg. 90
Publishers Weekly 02/07/2000 pg. 72
Booklist 02/15/2000 pg. 1074