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Author
Pub. Date
1990
Description
"With the publication of his first book of poems, The Weary Blues. in 1926, Langston Hughes electrified readers and launched a renaissance in black writing in America. The poems Hughes wrote celebrated the experience of invisible men and women: of slaves who "brushed the boots of Washington"; of musicians on Lenox Avenue; of the poor and the lovesick; of losers in "the raffle of night." They conveyed that experience in a voice that blended the spoken...
42) Harlem: a poem
Author
Pub. Date
©1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.
44) I am the rage
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"I Am the Rage is a poetry collection that explores racial injustice from the raw, unfiltered viewpoint of a Black woman in America. Dr. Martina McGowan is a retired MD, a mother, and a poet. Her poetry provides insights that no think piece on racism can;putting readers in the uncomfortable position of feeling, reflecting, and facing what it means to be a Black American. This entire collection was created during 2020, many shortly after the deaths...
45) Black magic
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents a poem celebrating the African-American experience and what it means to be part of a strong, proud, and free people.
47) Angels
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
A collection of poems which show angels guiding, comforting, and protecting Afro-American children during milestones in their lives as well as in the course of everyday activities.
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
Poems by Nathaniel, a spirited nine-year-old poet who raps and rhymes about what it's like to be nine, his education, and his family life. Includes instructions for children on how to create a twelve-bar blues poem.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance. Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format that will appeal to fans of Mahogany L. Browne's Black Girl Magic or Jason Reynolds's For Everyone, this poem can now be read in a...
57) Concrete kids
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
The author takes readers on a poetic journey through her childhood in Harlem. León explores love and loss, melody and bloodshed as she navigates the intricacies of foster care, mourning, self-love, and resilience. She invites readers to dream with abandon-- because it is a privilege to dream at all. -- adapted from front flap.
59) When Daddy prays
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In this collection of poems, a child expresses love and affection for Daddy and reflects on the many times Daddy talks to God.