Oakland, CA: Jukebox Press. (1989). First edition - A joint poetry collection by the "Daughters of Yam," a performance and literary collaboration of two African American writers and poets - Jamaican born Opal Palmer Adisa and Devorah Major - who have worked together in Northern California since 1984. 103 pp. ISBN: 0-932693016.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book of poetry, and the Lamont Poetry Selection for 1978. ISBN: 0-395-275938.

New York: Norton, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The seventh collection by this National Book Award and American Book Award winning poet: "a searing collection of poems about America's loss of innocence" including several moving monologues of the voices of ordinary people affected by the collapse of the World Trade Center.123pp. ISBN: 0-393-040133.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book of poetry, and the Lamont Poetry Selection for 1978. ISBN: 0-395-275338.

New York: Random House, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's fourth book; second volume of poetry. 67 pp. ISBN: 0-394499514.

New York: Random House, 1975. First edition - Uncommon example of the earliest advance issue for Angelou's fourth book- her second volume of poetry. On the cover are the words "uncorrected first proof." and inside the back cover is the stamped statement Crane Duplicating Services, Barnstable, Massachusetts. 49 pp.

New York: Bantam, 1993. Includes her first 4 books of poetry . ISBN: 0-553-25576-2.

New York: Random House, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition -. ISBN: 0-679-427430.

New York: Random House, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Title comes from the poem "Our Grandmothers," one of the longer and more moving poems in the collection. 48 pp. ISBN: 0-394-586182.

New York: Random House, 1983. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her fourth collection of poetry - sometimes lyrical, sometimes dramatic, they speak of "love, longing, parting, of Saturday night partying, and the sounds and smells of Southern cities, of freedom and shattered dreams.". ISBN: 0-394-521447.

New York: Random House, 1975. dj. Hardcover - Author's fourth book; second volume of poetry. ISBN: 0-394-499514.

New York: Random House, 1983. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her fourth collection of poetry - sometimes lyrical, sometimes dramatic, they speak of "love, longing, parting, of Saturday night partying, and the sounds and smells of Southern cities, of freedom and shattered dreams.". ISBN: 0-394-521447.

New York: Random House, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An attractive small volume which reprints 4 of Angelou's most acclaimed poems. ISBN: 0-679-439240.

New York: Dutton, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - Poem to the spirit of black women, with 84 sepia toned drawings and an introduction by award-winning artist Feelings. A beautiful book. Folio size.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1973. dj. Includes works by 37 African American poets, including Mari Evans, Ted Joans, Calvin Hernton, Jay Wright and others. Biographical notes, and an introduction by Gwendolyn Brooks.

New York: Harlem River Press, 1990. First edition - Collection of poetry by this African Armerican writer and activist. ISBN: 0-86316-1375.

New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, (1991). First edition - Edited by William J. Harris in collaboration with Baraka. Includes a preface by Baraka, editor's note and a long introduction by Harris and chronology. Contents arranged chronologically by period, including some new work and previously unpublished work. Select bibliography. xxxiii, 498 pp. ISBN: 1-560250070.

New York: Grove Press, (2015). First edition - A definitive compilation of Baraka's poetry, from his first collection (when he was writing as Leroi Jones) to previously unpublished pieces composed during his final years. His early poetry "emerged from the Beat generation, while his later writing is marked by intensely rebellious fervor and subversive ideology." This includes poems from eleven of his published books, with a final section of recent poems compiled after his death. Selected and with a prefaced by his friend and colleague Paul Vangelisti. [16]. 528 pp.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in the National Poetry Series, selected by Ishmael Reed. A collection which includes many verbal portraits of his family members, many set in the San Francisco Bay area. His second book, first to be published by a major company. 84 pp. ISBN: 0-985-175299.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1981. First edition - A title in the National Poetry Series, selected by Ishmael Reed. ISBN: 0-385-175302.

Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1970. First edition - First collection by this African American poet.

Lexington: Callalloo Poetry Series / University of Kentucky, 1984. First edition - The Alabama-born African American poet's third book and Volume Four in the Callalloo Poetry series. Art and front cover design by Guy Davenport. 73 pp. ISBN: 0-91275902X.

Detroit: Broadside Press, (1974). First edition - The third book in the Broadside Critics Series. Includes a chapter on the Harlem Renaissance as well as on the influence of blues and jazz on contemporary poets. 80 pgs, including notes and bibliography. ISBN: 0-910296987.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The very uncommon first edition of this classic anthology - among the contributors are many writers of the Harlem Renaissance: Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Feldon Johnson, Cullen, Jessie Fauset, Claude McKay and others, as well as some traditional poems. Illustrated with drawings by Henrietta Bruce Sharon. Arranged topically. Included are biographies of the poets, and an index of first lines. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Bontemps with the comment "I'm happy to have this little collection find its' way into your excellent library."

Austin, TX: Redbone Press, 1998. First edition - A non-traditional narrative poem set in the rural South in the 1920's by this African American and lesbian poet. 108 pp. ISBN: 0-9626659-17.

Chicago: Third World Press, (1991). First edition - A collection of fourteen poems by the first African American writer to win a Pulitzer Prize. A slim chapbook. 32 pp. Cover painting by Anna Tyler. ISBN: 0-88378-0550.

Detroit: Broadside Press, 1973. dj. The African-American poet's "concentrated, evocative summary of her life and the meanings which she has found in it." Includes three interviews and a 25-page album containing 82 photographs. Apparently the first printing was issued without a dj, so this is the first printing that had one.

Chicago: Third World Press, (1991). First edition - A long poem written in honor of Winnie Mandela, wife of Nelson Mandela. Originally published in 1988 by her own imprint. 23 pp. Cover painting by Anna Tyler. ISBN: 0-88378050X.

Chicago: Third World Press, (1991). First edition - A simple set of "little lessons" for young people who are trying to write poetry, plus 8 poems written by Brooks for children. Originally published in 1983 by her own imprint, which was inspired by her years of teaching and experience working with independent Black publishers. 32 pp. Cover painting by Anna Tyler. ISBN: 0-883780461.

Minneapolis: New Rivers Press, 1998. First edition - Highly praised collection of poetry by this African American writer. A title in the Minnesota Voices series. ISBN: 0-89823-185x.