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Poemhood, our black revival : history, folklore & the Black experience: a young adult poetry anthology / edited by Amber McBride, Taylor Byas & Erica Martin.

First edition.

New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]

©2024

xiv, 143 pages ; 22 cm

Featuring contributions from an award-winning, bestselling group of Black voices, past and present, this powerful poetry anthology elicits vital conversations about race, belonging, history and faith to highlight Black joy and pain.

Poetry -- Black authors -- Juvenile literature.

African Americans -- Juvenile poetry.

Black people -- Juvenile poetry.

American poetry -- Juvenile poetry.

Poetry -- Collections.

Poetry.

McBride, Amber, editor.

Byas, Taylor (Poet), editor.

Martin, Erica (Halcyenda Erica), editor.

Alexander, Kwame, contributor.

Alleyne, Lauren K., contributor.

Asim, Jabari, 1962- contributor.

Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, contributor.

Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000, contributor.

Browne, Mahogany L., contributor.

Carson, DeeSoul, contributor.

Clifton, Lucille, 1936-2010, contributor.

Comrie, Courtne, contributor.

Diaka, Ama Asantewa, contributor.

Douglass, Ryan, contributor.

Eady, Antwan, contributor.

Fuller, Kandace, contributor.

Gabbin, Joanne V., contributor.

Giovanni, Nikki, contributor.

Hicks, Faylita, contributor.

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, contributor.

Jones, Jeanine, contributor.

Keith, Tony, Jr., contributor.

Knight, Etheridge, 1931-1991, contributor.

Liggins, Simone, contributor.

Lorde, Audre, contributor.

McKay, Claude, 1890-1948, contributor.

Minor, Rodrick, contributor.

Perry, Jamar J, contributor.

Priest, Joy, contributor.

Renée, L., contributor.

Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- contributor.

Smith, Danez, contributor.

Stephens, Fatima, contributor.

Teklit, Jonny, contributor.

Thompson, Tariq, contributor.

Vincent, Donald, contributor.

Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784, contributor.

Woodfolk, Ashley, contributor.

Zoboi, Ibi Aanu, contributor.

Poemhood, our black revival : history, folklore and the Black experience: a young adult poetry anthology

Includes bibliographical references

Intro: Young Afrikans / Gwendolyn Brooks -- V. 1: LIVIN'. Power / Audre Lorde -- The South / Erica Martin -- Colors / Fatima Stephens -- Textures / Kandace Fuller -- 10:32 p.m. / Courtne Comrie -- Views for Damani / Tony Keith Jr. -- Greasy Butt Kids / Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin -- Laughers / Langston Hughes -- Like a Wildfire / Ashley Woodfolk -- Won't You Celebrate with Me / Lucille Clifton -- Douen / Lauren K. Alleyne -- V. 2: GAWD. Genesis / Etheridge Knight -- Exodus / Jamar J. Perry -- Soup-her-stitions / Jenine Jones -- Runaway / Ryan Douglass -- The Lynching / Claude McKay -- A Hymn to the Evening / Phillis Wheatley -- Five in One / Ama Asantewa Diaka -- Other World: A Veneration / Faylita Hicks -- 20/20 / Simone Liggins -- Hottentot Girl Summer / Ibi Zoboi -- V. 3: HAUNTING WATER. Wrath of Scaled Gods / Mahogany L. Browne -- Portrait of a Daughter / Donald Vincent (aka Mr. Hip) -- This is not a Small Voice / Sonia Sanchez -- Loophole of Retreat / Joy Priest -- The Southern Mermaid / Amber McBride -- Untitled / James Baldwin -- The Little Black Boy Fins Some Shade / Tariq Thompson -- Follow the Drinking Gourd / American Folk Song (author unknown) -- Middle Passage: Day One / Kwame Alexander -- New Curriculum on Water / Taylor Byas -- V. 4: Magickal. Mumble the Magic Words / Jabari Asim -- A Fable / Etheridge Knight -- Anansi's Bop / Rodrick Minor -- Enough Room / Taylor Byas -- (un)chained / Erica Martin -- Ink & Thunderstorms / Amber McBride -- Why the Mosquito Buzzes in Your Ear / Danez Smith -- Grandmother Goddess / L. Renée -- Black Mythology / Jonny Teklit -- We Write / Nikki Giovanni.

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