Black poets

10 poems by Lucille Clifton, chronicler of African-American experience, poet of the Chicago Black Renaissance. #BlackPoets #Lucille Clifton

(BLACKSTEW) — A reflection on the closing decade would not be complete without highlighting the important contributions of Black poets for the world of poetry and the culture overall. The featured…

Black excellence | Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, and playwrite.

Black poetry is something that should be celebrated every day. Black poets have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the richness of poetry. Here’s a list of Black poets that you should check out.

Misery by Langston Hughes

Ten teenage writers confront an America in flames and fight back, in their own words.

@poetryisnotaluxury on Instagram: “Blk Girl Art by Jamila Woods @jamilawoods From The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop Editors Kevin Coval, Quraysh…”

11 iconic poems by Gwendolyn Brooks, celebrated American Poet #GwendolynBrooks #Poetry

This Spring, Nepantla: An Anthology for Queer Poets of Color (Nightboat Books, May 2018) was released in collaboration with Lambda Literary. The anthology is the first of its kind in the English sp…