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The Before Columbus Foundation poetry anthology : selections from the American Book Awards, 1980-1990 / edited by J.J. Phillips [and others].

New York : Norton, ©1992.

xxvii, 429 pages ; 22 cm

The Before Columbus Foundation, which has been promoting America's multicultural literature since 1976, coordinates the annual American Book Awards, conducts seminars, and publishes a quarterly, the Before Columbus Review. This anthology of American Book Award-winning poetry provides ready access to essays about cultural and ethnic diversity in American literature and to the literature itself. It features poems by 46 poets in a wide variety of styles and voices. They include Miguel Algarin, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Peter Blue Cloud, Edward Dorn, Judy Grahn, Etheridge Knight, Tato Laviera, Colleen McElroy, and Elizabeth Woody. Each author is introduced by a brief biographical sketch.

American poetry -- 20th century.

Phillips, J. J., 1944-

Before Columbus Foundation.

Includes index.

Ai -- Miguel Algarin -- Jimmy Santiago Baca -- Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) -- Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge -- Peter Blue Cloud -- Lorna Dee Cervantes -- Jayne Cortez -- Edward Dorn -- Rose Drachler -- Robert Duncan -- Allen Ginsberg -- Judy Grahn -- Jual Felipe Herrera -- Linda Hogan -- Susan Howe -- Robert Kelly -- Maurice Kenny -- Etheridge Knight -- Alan Chong Lau -- Carolyn Lau -- Tato Laviera -- Wing Tek Lum -- E.L. Mayo -- Colleen J. McElroy -- Thomas McGrath -- Josephine Miles -- Larry Neal -- Duane Niatum -- John Norton -- William Oandasan -- Hilton Obenzinger -- Charles Olson -- Sonia Sanchez -- Edward Sanders -- Leslie Scalapino -- Gary Snyder -- Frank Stanford -- Askia M. Toure -- Quincy Troupe -- Evangelina Vigil -- Julia Vinograd -- John Wieners -- Terence Winch -- Elizabeth Woody -- Cyn. Zarco.

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