African-American Poetry: An Anthology, 1773-1927 (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Langston Hughes, George Moses Horton, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Joan R. Sherman, James Madison Bell, Charlotte L. Forten Grimké, Phillis Wheatley Peters, Joshua Mccarter Simpson, Alfred Islay Walden, James Monroe Whitfield
Spanning 1773 to 1927, this anthology gathers African-American poetry from a wide range of voices, including Phillis Wheatley Peters, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, James Madison Bell, and Langston Hughes. It offers a historical view of African-American literary expression through poetry from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries.
About This Book
This anthology presents African-American poetry published between 1773 and 1927.
It brings together work by poets including Phillis Wheatley Peters, George Moses Horton, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, James Madison Bell, and Langston Hughes.
The collection reflects a wide historical range of African-American poetic expression and literary achievement.
With selections spanning more than a century and a half, it offers readers an accessible overview of an important poetic tradition.
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