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• The Future of Black

  Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry

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  This groundbreaking collection highlights work from poets who have written verse within this growing tradition of superhero poetry. In addition, the anthology will also feature the work of artists such as John Jennings and Najee Dorsey, showcasing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is the Honey

  An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  This Is the Honey is a rich and abundant offering of language from the poets giving voice to generations of resilient joy. In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Girl You Are Atlas

  Watson, Renée

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  Poet Renée Watson looks back at her childhood and urges readers to look forward at their futures with love, understanding, and celebration.

• One Last Word

  Wisdom From the Harlem Renaissance

  Grimes, Nikki

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  In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance by combining their work with her own original poetry.

• Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy

  Medina, Tony

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  A fresh perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more.

• Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry

  Poems

  Murillo, John,

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  John Murillo's second book is a reflective look at the legacy of institutional, accepted violence against African Americans and the personal and societal wreckage wrought by long histories of subjugation.

• My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter

  Monet, Aja, 1987-

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  My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter is poet Aja Monet's ode to mothers, daughters, and sisters--the tiny gods who fight to change the world.

• Black Oak

  Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men

  Green, Harold, III,

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  Harold Green III honors the Black men he most admires and celebrates their achievements which are transforming lives and making history

• Don't Call Us Dead

  Poems

  Smith, Danez

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  An awarding-poet presents a collection of works that opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police.

• Soul Culture

  Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up

  Bingham-Risher, Remica

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  Soul Culture explores the impact of identity, joy, love, and history on writing and the artistic process in the latter half of the twentieth century.

• Tender Headed

  Poems

  Osinaike, Olatunde,

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  Olatunde Osinaike's startling debut sorts through the many-minded masks behind Black masculinity. At its center lies an inquiry about the puzzling nature of relationship, how ceaseless wonder can be in its challenge of a truth.