A compilation of poems reflecting thoughts on being black by such authors as Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton, Nikki Giovanni, and Imamu Amiri Baraka.
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Cross The River by Sam Cornish
Montgomery by Sam Cornish
My Brother Is Homemade by Sam Cornish
Sam's World by Sam Cornish
Your Mother by Sam Cornish
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Ten Years Old by Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
Winter Poem by Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
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Our Black People by Kali Grosvenor
Were Is My Head Going by Kali Grosvenor
A Grandfather Poem by William J., Jr. Harris
Monument In Black by Vanessa Howard
Dream Deferred by James Langston Hughes
Dream Variations [or, Variation] by James Langston Hughes
Final Curve by James Langston Hughes
Good Morning by James Langston Hughes
My People by James Langston Hughes
Sun Song by James Langston Hughes
I Remember by Mae Jackson
Black People by Theodore Joans
August 8 by Norman Jordan
Number 4 by Doughtry, Jr. Long
Awareness by Haki R. Madhubuti
Soft: The Way Her Eyes View Her Children by Haki R. Madhubuti
We're An Africanpeople by Haki R. Madhubuti
What Color Is Black? by Barbara Mahone
I Was Jus by Bob O'meally
It Aint No by Bob O'meally
Glory, Glory ... by Raymond Richard Patterson
I've Got A Home In That Rock by Raymond Richard Patterson
Riot Times U.s.a. #78 by Raymond Richard Patterson
Riot Times U.s.a. #79 by Raymond Richard Patterson
The Real People Loves One Another by Rob Penny
Portrait by Carolyn M. Rodgers
To P.j. (2 Yrs Old Who Sed Write A Poem For Me In Portland, Oregon) by Sonia Sanchez
To Malcolm X by Julius E. Thompson
Black Is Best by Larry Thompson
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
For Delawd by Lucille Clifton
Good Times by Lucille Clifton
Listen Children by Lucille Clifton
To Bobby Seale by Lucille Clifton
Ali by Lloyd M., Jr. Corbin
#1. by Sam Cornish
Cross The River by Sam Cornish
Montgomery by Sam Cornish
My Brother Is Homemade by Sam Cornish
Sam's World by Sam Cornish
Your Mother by Sam Cornish
One Thousand Nine-hundred & Sixty-eight Winters by Jackie Earley
Old Black Men Say by James Andrew Emanuel
Aardvark by Julia Fields
Do Not Think by Carol Freeman
Knoxville, Tennessee by Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
Poem For Flora by Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
Ten Years Old by Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
Winter Poem by Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
It's A New Kind Of Day by Kali Grosvenor
Our Black People by Kali Grosvenor
Were Is My Head Going by Kali Grosvenor
A Grandfather Poem by William J., Jr. Harris
Monument In Black by Vanessa Howard
Dream Deferred by James Langston Hughes
Dream Variations [or, Variation] by James Langston Hughes
Final Curve by James Langston Hughes
Good Morning by James Langston Hughes
My People by James Langston Hughes
Sun Song by James Langston Hughes
I Remember by Mae Jackson
Black People by Theodore Joans
August 8 by Norman Jordan
Number 4 by Doughtry, Jr. Long
Awareness by Haki R. Madhubuti
Soft: The Way Her Eyes View Her Children by Haki R. Madhubuti
We're An Africanpeople by Haki R. Madhubuti
What Color Is Black? by Barbara Mahone
I Was Jus by Bob O'meally
It Aint No by Bob O'meally
Glory, Glory ... by Raymond Richard Patterson
I've Got A Home In That Rock by Raymond Richard Patterson
Riot Times U.s.a. #78 by Raymond Richard Patterson
Riot Times U.s.a. #79 by Raymond Richard Patterson
The Real People Loves One Another by Rob Penny
Portrait by Carolyn M. Rodgers
To P.j. (2 Yrs Old Who Sed Write A Poem For Me In Portland, Oregon) by Sonia Sanchez
To Malcolm X by Julius E. Thompson
Black Is Best by Larry Thompson
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
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Portrait,
By sharon jennings (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry (Library Binding)
Ijust love each and everypoem in this book
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This review is from: My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry (A Puffin Poetry Book) (Paperback)
I have loved this collection of beginner poetry since i was a little girl and have been looking for it ever since.I found some poetry books and story books with the same title but never was able to find it. Now that i'm a mom i wanted to share this collection with my children and they love it. I recommend this beginner's poetry especially if you have new readers at home!
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A Great Discussion Starter,
By Linda Leigh Hargrove "LLHargrove.com" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My Black Me: A Beginning Book of Black Poetry (A Puffin Poetry Book) (Paperback)
This short collection of poems by blacks edited by Arnold Adoff is an excellent primer for all 'colored' people. As the introduction says it is 'black poems for all sisters and brothers.'
There are several classics from Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, and Sam Cornish. Many of the poets are products of the Harlem Renaissance, so no matter what page you read, you'll get a treat. It's a short book. Great for a book discussion group or even a Sunday school class--the more diverse in age and race, the better. Discuss it with these things in mind: racial sensitivity, cultural relevance (in the poet's era and ours), and empowerment. Remember: listen. learn. love. -- Linda Leigh Hargrove is the author of two works of fiction: The Making of Isaac Hunt (2007) and Loving Cee Cee Johnson (2008). Her writings blend suspense, humor, and faith into compelling stories about race and class in America.
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- Knoxville, Tennessee by Nikki Giovanni in Front Matter, page 43, and Back Matter
- It's a New Day: Poems for Young Brothas and Sistuhs by Sonia Sanchez in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Selected Poems (Fyfield Books) by Isaac Watts in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- My House by Nikki Giovanni in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Selected Poems by Michael Harris in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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