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I, too, sing America : three centuries of African American poetry

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  • Contributor: Clinton, Catherine; Bryan, Ashley; Joshua-Porter, Renee
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
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    2010
    Summary:

    From the first known African American poet, Lucy Terry, to recent poet laureate Rita Dove, I, TOO, SING AMERICA captures the enormous talent and passion of black writers. This powerful and diverse, this unique collection spans three centuries of poetry in America as poets bare their souls, speak their minds, trace their roots, and proclaim their dreams in the thirty-six poems compiled here. The voices of Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, W. E. B. Dubois, and Gwendolyn Brooks, among others, create an energetic blend of tone and tempo, ardor and awe. From lamentations to celebrations, these poems reveal the ironies of black America, juxtaposing themes of resistance and reconciliation, hope and despair. Each poem is further illuminated with notes, a brief biography of the poet, and stunning visual interpretations. Clinton and Alcorn have created a stirring tribute to these great poets, as well as a remarkable volume that will move any reader.

    Contents:
    • I, too, sing America / Langston Hughes
    • Bars fight / Lucy Terry
    • Liberty and peace / Phillis Wheatley
    • On liberty and slavery / George Moses Horton
    • Yes! Strike again that sounding string / James M. Whitfield
    • Bury me in a free land / Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
    • The song of the smoke / W.E.B. Du Bois
    • Lift ev'ry voice and sing / James Weldon Johnson
    • We wear the mask / Paul Laurence Dunbar
    • The black finger / Angelina Weld Grimké
    • Your world ; Interracial / Georgia Douglas Johnson
    • Children of the sun / Fenton Johnson
    • If we must die ; The white house / Claude McKay
    • Beehive / Jean Toomer
    • Heritage ; To a dark girl / Gwendolyn Bennett
    • A black man talks of reaping / Arna Bontemps
    • Harlem ; The Negro speaks of rivers ; Merry-go-round/Cross / Langston Hughes
    • Tableau ; Saturday's child ; Incident / Countee Cullen
    • Sorrow home / Margaret Walker
    • Martin Luther King Jr. ; Malcolm X ; We real cool / Gwendolyn Brooks
    • Still I rise / Maya Angelou
    • Rites of passage / Audre Lorde
    • In the year / Amiri Baraka
    • The funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. / Nikki Giovanni
    • Women / Alice Walker
    • Primer / Rita Dove.
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon], Blackstone Audio
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781883332570, 1883332575