Review
Duke's World by Claudia Emerson Andrews
Jazz: (the Say What?) by Claudia Emerson Andrews
Passing Through by Florence Anthony
The Domino Theory (or Snoop Dogg Rules The World) by Kenneth Carroll
Short Poem by Kenneth Carroll
Something Easy For Ultra Black Nationalists by Kenneth Carroll
Theory On Extinction Or What Happened To The Dinosaurs by Kenneth Carroll
Upper Marlboro by Kenneth Carroll
History As Trash by Michelle T. Clinton
Traditional Post-modern Neo-hoodoo Afra-centric Sister by Michelle T. Clinton
Seth Bingham by William W. Cook
Spiritual How Did You Feel When You Come Out The Wilderness by William W. Cook
Still-life With Woodstove by William W. Cook
1994 Inventory by Toi Derricotte
Black Boys Play The Classics by Toi Derricotte
Family Secrets by Toi Derricotte
From A Letter: About Snow by Toi Derricotte
In The Old Neighborhood by Rita Dove
Vacation by Rita Dove
The Drama by Suliaman El-hadi
The Tired Man by Suliaman El-hadi
The Boys Of Summer by Kelly Norman Ellis
Girl by Kelly Norman Ellis
Phantom Pains by Kelly Norman Ellis
Tougaloo Blues by Kelly Norman Ellis
At General Electric, Where They Eat Their/young by Robert B., Jr. Farr
Van/dyke by Robert B., Jr. Farr
Fishing Among The Learned by Nikky Finney
Lobengula: Having A Son At 38 by Nikky Finney
Green Boots N Lil Honeys by Ruth Forman
This Poem by Ruth Forman
Waitin On Summer by Ruth Forman
You So Woman by Ruth Forman
Coming To The Net by Brian G. Gilmore
Gas Station Attendant by Brian G. Gilmore
Revolution by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 1 by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 2 by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 3 by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 4 by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 5 by Brian G. Gilmore
Daughter, That Picture Of You by Keith Gilyard
Letter by Keith Gilyard
On Top Of It All by Keith Gilyard
Portraits Of A Moment by Keith Gilyard
Cuz' Mama Played Jazz by Daniel Gray-kontar
Not No Socialism/communism Classical, But Some Power To The by Daniel Gray-kontar
For My Father by Duriel E. Harris
Landscapes by Duriel E. Harris
On The Uptown Lexington Avenue Express: Martin Luther King by Duriel E. Harris
What We Have Lost by Duriel E. Harris
'c' Ing In Colors: Blue by Safiya Henderson-holmes
'c' Ing In Colors: Red by Safiya Henderson-holmes
Alice by Gale Jackson
Fugitive Slaves... by Gale Jackson
Some Of Betty's Story Round 1850 by Gale Jackson
Blunts by Major L. Jackson
Don Pullen At The Zanzibar Blue Jazz Cafe, 1994 (1) by Major L. Jackson
Some Kind Of Crazy by Major L. Jackson
About Our Hips by Harriet Jacobs
Goree by Harriet Jacobs
Growing Into My Name by Harriet Jacobs
Imagination In Flight: An Improvisational Duet by Harriet Jacobs
On Extending The Olive Branch To My Own Self by Harriet Jacobs
Lesson On Braces by Valerie Jean
On Apologies by Valerie Jean
A Dance Lesson by A. Van Jordan
If I Write A Poem by A. Van Jordan
My Father's Retirement by A. Van Jordan
Dream/eaters by Shirley Bradley Leflore
Rayboy Blk & Bluz by Shirley Bradley Leflore
Screaminnnn by Shirley Bradley Leflore
This Poem by Shirley Bradley Leflore
Big John by Norman J. Loftis
Brief Encounter by Norman J. Loftis
Delirium by Norman J. Loftis
Fights After School by Norman J. Loftis
In Memorium: Robert Hayden by Norman J. Loftis
Ruth by Norman J. Loftis
Magnificent Tomorrows by Haki R. Madhubuti
Poet: What Ever Happened To Luther? by Haki R. Madhubuti
Possibilities: Remembering Malcolm X by Haki R. Madhubuti
The Union Of Two by Haki R. Madhubuti
Fire Keeper by Bahiyyih Maroon
After The Verdict by Tony Medina
The Big House Revisited by Tony Medina
The Boys Of Summer by E. Ethelbert Miller
My Father's Girlfriend by E. Ethelbert Miller
The Night Before The First Day Of School by E. Ethelbert Miller
Players by E. Ethelbert Miller
You Send Me: Bertha Franklin, December 11, 1964 by E. Ethelbert Miller
Gifts by Lenard Duane Moore
Haiku by Lenard Duane Moore
Haiku by Lenard Duane Moore
Haiku by Lenard Duane Moore
The Song Poem by Lenard Duane Moore
Tanka by Lenard Duane Moore
Tanka by Lenard Duane Moore
The Art Of The Nickname by Dominique Parker
Foxfire by Dominique Parker
Sand by Dominique Parker
When Mark Deloach Ruled The World by Dominique Parker
Aerolingual Poet Of Prey by Eugene B. Redmond
Gwensways by Eugene B. Redmond
Milestone: The Birth Of An Ancestor by Eugene B. Redmond
El Paso Monologue by Ishmael Reed
I Am Not The Walrus by Ishmael Reed
Moon/light Quarter/back Sack by Samuel F. Reynolds
An Open Letter To All Black Poets by Samuel F. Reynolds
The Whipping by Samuel F. Reynolds
Pledge Of Allegiance by Carl Hancock Rux
Suite Repose by Carl Hancock Rux
A Whole Two Weeks After The Million Man March; And Still, If by Richard Rykard
5 Minutes, Mr. Salaam by Kalamu Ya Salaam
Always Know by Kalamu Ya Salaam
I Just Heard John Buffington Died by Kalamu Ya Salaam
I Live In The Mouth Of History by Kalamu Ya Salaam
New Orleans Haiku by Kalamu Ya Salaam
Poem For July 4, 1994 by Sonia Sanchez
This Is Not A Small Voice by Sonia Sanchez
Good Nights by Saundra Sharp
Tribal Marks by Saundra Sharp
Building Nicole's Mama by Patricia M. Smith
Finding His Fist by Patricia M. Smith
Meanwhile, In Rwanda by Patricia M. Smith
The Woman Who Died In Line by Patricia M. Smith
Baseball by Christopher Stanard
Rap Is by Christopher Stanard
Washington Square Park And A Game Of Chess by Christopher Stanard
Wrong Color by Christopher Stanard
Mississippi Blues by Lamont B. Steptoe
Notes For A Poem From The Middle Passage Of Years by Lamont B. Steptoe
Sweet Brown Rice And Red Bones by Lamont B. Steptoe
Window Shopping by Lamont B. Steptoe
Ear Training by Sekou Sundiata
Making Poems On The Road In Minneapolis by Sekou Sundiata
Notes From The Defense Of Colin Ferguson by Sekou Sundiata
Open Heart by Sekou Sundiata
Blues At 1 by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Dancing In Menopause by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Intelligence Quotients by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Laurel Street, 1950 by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Sister Lakin And Lally by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Azuri by Askia M. Toure
Imani In Sunburst Summer: A Chant by Askia M. Toure
O Lord Of Light! A Mystic Sage Returns To Realms Of Eternity by Askia M. Toure
Collection Day by Natasha Trethewey
Domestic Work, 1937 by Natasha Trethewey
Drapery Factory, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1956 by Natasha Trethewey
Hot Comb by Natasha Trethewey
Secular by Natasha Trethewey
& Syllables Grow Wings There by Quincy Troupe
One For Charlie Mingus by Quincy Troupe
Crooked Afro by Frank X. Walker
Sweet Bread by Frank X. Walker
Wishbone by Frank X. Walker
The All-night Issue by Jackie Warren-moore
Dannemora Contraband by Jackie Warren-moore
For Etheridge Knight by Jackie Warren-moore
For Paula Cooper (the 18 Year Old Who Waits On Death Row) by Jackie Warren-moore
Pink Poem by Jackie Warren-moore
Brooklyn by Michael S. Weaver
Easy Living by Michael S. Weaver
Providence Journal V: Israel Of Puerto Rico by Michael S. Weaver
Sub Shop Girl by Michael S. Weaver
B. B. Blues by Mary E. Weems
Dime After Dime by Mary E. Weems
Funk by Mary E. Weems
Return To Temptation by Mary E. Weems
Yesterday by Mary E. Weems
For Backwards Buppies by Karen Williams
In My Grandmother's Living Room by Karen Williams
Jazz (a New Interpretation) by Karen Williams
Little Black Girls, The Original Eve (spreadin' More Beautif by Karen Williams
Ntarma (rwanda) Chroicles by Karen Williams
There's History In My Hair by Karen Williams
Yeah by Karen Williams
Afrocentricity by Niama Leslie Joann Williams
For The Dancer by Niama Leslie Joann Williams
The Meaning Of The Smell Of Sweat by Niama Leslie Joann Williams
Merging by Niama Leslie Joann Williams
Dancing In The Dark by Demetrice A. Worley
Las Flores Para Una Nina Negra by Demetrice A. Worley
Sandra by Demetrice A. Worley
Tongues In My Mouth by Demetrice A. Worley
Blue Monday by Albert James Young
Fifty-fifty by Albert James Young
The One Snapshot I Couldn't Take In France by Albert James Young
Ravel: Bolero by Albert James Young
Written In Bracing, Gray L.a. Rainlight by Albert James Young
Eddie Priest's Barbershop & Notary by Kevin Young
Southern University, 1962 by Kevin Young
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
Jazz: (the Say What?) by Claudia Emerson Andrews
Passing Through by Florence Anthony
The Domino Theory (or Snoop Dogg Rules The World) by Kenneth Carroll
Short Poem by Kenneth Carroll
Something Easy For Ultra Black Nationalists by Kenneth Carroll
Theory On Extinction Or What Happened To The Dinosaurs by Kenneth Carroll
Upper Marlboro by Kenneth Carroll
History As Trash by Michelle T. Clinton
Traditional Post-modern Neo-hoodoo Afra-centric Sister by Michelle T. Clinton
Seth Bingham by William W. Cook
Spiritual How Did You Feel When You Come Out The Wilderness by William W. Cook
Still-life With Woodstove by William W. Cook
1994 Inventory by Toi Derricotte
Black Boys Play The Classics by Toi Derricotte
Family Secrets by Toi Derricotte
From A Letter: About Snow by Toi Derricotte
In The Old Neighborhood by Rita Dove
Vacation by Rita Dove
The Drama by Suliaman El-hadi
The Tired Man by Suliaman El-hadi
The Boys Of Summer by Kelly Norman Ellis
Girl by Kelly Norman Ellis
Phantom Pains by Kelly Norman Ellis
Tougaloo Blues by Kelly Norman Ellis
At General Electric, Where They Eat Their/young by Robert B., Jr. Farr
Van/dyke by Robert B., Jr. Farr
Fishing Among The Learned by Nikky Finney
Lobengula: Having A Son At 38 by Nikky Finney
Green Boots N Lil Honeys by Ruth Forman
This Poem by Ruth Forman
Waitin On Summer by Ruth Forman
You So Woman by Ruth Forman
Coming To The Net by Brian G. Gilmore
Gas Station Attendant by Brian G. Gilmore
Revolution by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 1 by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 2 by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 3 by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 4 by Brian G. Gilmore
To Be Or Not To Be: Act 5 by Brian G. Gilmore
Daughter, That Picture Of You by Keith Gilyard
Letter by Keith Gilyard
On Top Of It All by Keith Gilyard
Portraits Of A Moment by Keith Gilyard
Cuz' Mama Played Jazz by Daniel Gray-kontar
Not No Socialism/communism Classical, But Some Power To The by Daniel Gray-kontar
For My Father by Duriel E. Harris
Landscapes by Duriel E. Harris
On The Uptown Lexington Avenue Express: Martin Luther King by Duriel E. Harris
What We Have Lost by Duriel E. Harris
'c' Ing In Colors: Blue by Safiya Henderson-holmes
'c' Ing In Colors: Red by Safiya Henderson-holmes
Alice by Gale Jackson
Fugitive Slaves... by Gale Jackson
Some Of Betty's Story Round 1850 by Gale Jackson
Blunts by Major L. Jackson
Don Pullen At The Zanzibar Blue Jazz Cafe, 1994 (1) by Major L. Jackson
Some Kind Of Crazy by Major L. Jackson
About Our Hips by Harriet Jacobs
Goree by Harriet Jacobs
Growing Into My Name by Harriet Jacobs
Imagination In Flight: An Improvisational Duet by Harriet Jacobs
On Extending The Olive Branch To My Own Self by Harriet Jacobs
Lesson On Braces by Valerie Jean
On Apologies by Valerie Jean
A Dance Lesson by A. Van Jordan
If I Write A Poem by A. Van Jordan
My Father's Retirement by A. Van Jordan
Dream/eaters by Shirley Bradley Leflore
Rayboy Blk & Bluz by Shirley Bradley Leflore
Screaminnnn by Shirley Bradley Leflore
This Poem by Shirley Bradley Leflore
Big John by Norman J. Loftis
Brief Encounter by Norman J. Loftis
Delirium by Norman J. Loftis
Fights After School by Norman J. Loftis
In Memorium: Robert Hayden by Norman J. Loftis
Ruth by Norman J. Loftis
Magnificent Tomorrows by Haki R. Madhubuti
Poet: What Ever Happened To Luther? by Haki R. Madhubuti
Possibilities: Remembering Malcolm X by Haki R. Madhubuti
The Union Of Two by Haki R. Madhubuti
Fire Keeper by Bahiyyih Maroon
After The Verdict by Tony Medina
The Big House Revisited by Tony Medina
The Boys Of Summer by E. Ethelbert Miller
My Father's Girlfriend by E. Ethelbert Miller
The Night Before The First Day Of School by E. Ethelbert Miller
Players by E. Ethelbert Miller
You Send Me: Bertha Franklin, December 11, 1964 by E. Ethelbert Miller
Gifts by Lenard Duane Moore
Haiku by Lenard Duane Moore
Haiku by Lenard Duane Moore
Haiku by Lenard Duane Moore
The Song Poem by Lenard Duane Moore
Tanka by Lenard Duane Moore
Tanka by Lenard Duane Moore
The Art Of The Nickname by Dominique Parker
Foxfire by Dominique Parker
Sand by Dominique Parker
When Mark Deloach Ruled The World by Dominique Parker
Aerolingual Poet Of Prey by Eugene B. Redmond
Gwensways by Eugene B. Redmond
Milestone: The Birth Of An Ancestor by Eugene B. Redmond
El Paso Monologue by Ishmael Reed
I Am Not The Walrus by Ishmael Reed
Moon/light Quarter/back Sack by Samuel F. Reynolds
An Open Letter To All Black Poets by Samuel F. Reynolds
The Whipping by Samuel F. Reynolds
Pledge Of Allegiance by Carl Hancock Rux
Suite Repose by Carl Hancock Rux
A Whole Two Weeks After The Million Man March; And Still, If by Richard Rykard
5 Minutes, Mr. Salaam by Kalamu Ya Salaam
Always Know by Kalamu Ya Salaam
I Just Heard John Buffington Died by Kalamu Ya Salaam
I Live In The Mouth Of History by Kalamu Ya Salaam
New Orleans Haiku by Kalamu Ya Salaam
Poem For July 4, 1994 by Sonia Sanchez
This Is Not A Small Voice by Sonia Sanchez
Good Nights by Saundra Sharp
Tribal Marks by Saundra Sharp
Building Nicole's Mama by Patricia M. Smith
Finding His Fist by Patricia M. Smith
Meanwhile, In Rwanda by Patricia M. Smith
The Woman Who Died In Line by Patricia M. Smith
Baseball by Christopher Stanard
Rap Is by Christopher Stanard
Washington Square Park And A Game Of Chess by Christopher Stanard
Wrong Color by Christopher Stanard
Mississippi Blues by Lamont B. Steptoe
Notes For A Poem From The Middle Passage Of Years by Lamont B. Steptoe
Sweet Brown Rice And Red Bones by Lamont B. Steptoe
Window Shopping by Lamont B. Steptoe
Ear Training by Sekou Sundiata
Making Poems On The Road In Minneapolis by Sekou Sundiata
Notes From The Defense Of Colin Ferguson by Sekou Sundiata
Open Heart by Sekou Sundiata
Blues At 1 by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Dancing In Menopause by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Intelligence Quotients by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Laurel Street, 1950 by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Sister Lakin And Lally by Dorothy Perry Thompson
Azuri by Askia M. Toure
Imani In Sunburst Summer: A Chant by Askia M. Toure
O Lord Of Light! A Mystic Sage Returns To Realms Of Eternity by Askia M. Toure
Collection Day by Natasha Trethewey
Domestic Work, 1937 by Natasha Trethewey
Drapery Factory, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1956 by Natasha Trethewey
Hot Comb by Natasha Trethewey
Secular by Natasha Trethewey
& Syllables Grow Wings There by Quincy Troupe
One For Charlie Mingus by Quincy Troupe
Crooked Afro by Frank X. Walker
Sweet Bread by Frank X. Walker
Wishbone by Frank X. Walker
The All-night Issue by Jackie Warren-moore
Dannemora Contraband by Jackie Warren-moore
For Etheridge Knight by Jackie Warren-moore
For Paula Cooper (the 18 Year Old Who Waits On Death Row) by Jackie Warren-moore
Pink Poem by Jackie Warren-moore
Brooklyn by Michael S. Weaver
Easy Living by Michael S. Weaver
Providence Journal V: Israel Of Puerto Rico by Michael S. Weaver
Sub Shop Girl by Michael S. Weaver
B. B. Blues by Mary E. Weems
Dime After Dime by Mary E. Weems
Funk by Mary E. Weems
Return To Temptation by Mary E. Weems
Yesterday by Mary E. Weems
For Backwards Buppies by Karen Williams
In My Grandmother's Living Room by Karen Williams
Jazz (a New Interpretation) by Karen Williams
Little Black Girls, The Original Eve (spreadin' More Beautif by Karen Williams
Ntarma (rwanda) Chroicles by Karen Williams
There's History In My Hair by Karen Williams
Yeah by Karen Williams
Afrocentricity by Niama Leslie Joann Williams
For The Dancer by Niama Leslie Joann Williams
The Meaning Of The Smell Of Sweat by Niama Leslie Joann Williams
Merging by Niama Leslie Joann Williams
Dancing In The Dark by Demetrice A. Worley
Las Flores Para Una Nina Negra by Demetrice A. Worley
Sandra by Demetrice A. Worley
Tongues In My Mouth by Demetrice A. Worley
Blue Monday by Albert James Young
Fifty-fifty by Albert James Young
The One Snapshot I Couldn't Take In France by Albert James Young
Ravel: Bolero by Albert James Young
Written In Bracing, Gray L.a. Rainlight by Albert James Young
Eddie Priest's Barbershop & Notary by Kevin Young
Southern University, 1962 by Kevin Young
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
