Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Nikki Giovanni, poet of the people Nikki Giovanni, poet of the people Judith Pinkerton Josephson Profiles the life of Nikki Giovanni, from her childhood in Knoxville and Cincinnati to her career as an outspoken, influential, award-winning poet. OL15026897W
Through My Eyes Through My Eyes Beverley Williams Leeper A collection of poetry by Columbia, SC native and wife of a retired army veteran, Beverley Williams Leeper was educated in the public schools of Richland County. She received an Associate of Applied … OL15411096W
A burst of light A burst of light Jen Keenan,Audre Lorde,Sonia Sanchez Winner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for… OL2191783W
Fabric Fabric Lucinda Roy 99 pages : 23 cm OL24225395W
Vernita Gray Vernita Gray Tracy Baim Vernita Gray was an African American gay and civil rights leader who hailed from the South Side district of Chicago. During her meaningful life, she sought for equal rights not only for African Ameri… OL26449577W
Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley Jacquelyn Y. McLendon A biography of the former slave, Phillis Wheatley, who became known as a poet and social commentator. OL3521778W
Warrior Poet Warrior Poet Alexis De Veaux Culled from the private writings of the black lesbian feminist poet, this chronicle of her uncompromising life covers Lorde's childhood in Harlem, her groundbreaking career as a poet, her advocacy fo… OL5115402W
The prisoner's wife The prisoner's wife asha bandele As a favor for a friend, a bright and talented young woman volunteered to read her poetry to a group of prisoners during a Black History Month program. It was an encounter that would alter her life f… OL54963W
Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley Cynthia Salisbury Follows the life of one of America's first black poets from her sale as a child slave on the Boston auction block to her death as an impoverished freedwoman in 1784. OL6207967W