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  • THE GREAT BLACK NORTH: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry. by Mason-John, Valerie and Kevan Anthony Cameron, editors.
    Mason-John, Valerie and Kevan Anthony Cameron, editors.
    THE GREAT BLACK NORTH: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Calgary, Alberta: Frontenac House Poetry, (2104), 2010. The "first national anthology to focus solely on poetry by African Canadians. . . the rest of the world may be unaware of the history of enslaved Africans and slave auctions north of the 49th parallel, as well as the free Blacks, Loyalists and Maroons who made their journeys to the 'promised land' of Canada. . a valuable resource for the preservation of culture that is written and/or performed as dub poetry, spoken word and slam, a poetic blend of literary and oral traditions that recognizes the past and present as they form a foundation for future generations of poets. Includes the work of over 90 poets working in many styles: the…

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    Calgary, Alberta: Frontenac House Poetry, (2104), 2010. The "first national anthology to focus solely on poetry by African Canadians. . . the rest of the world may be unaware of the history of enslaved Africans and slave auctions north of the 49th parallel, as well as the free Blacks, Loyalists and Maroons who made their journeys to the 'promised land' of Canada. . a valuable resource for the preservation of culture that is written and/or performed as dub poetry, spoken word and slam, a poetic blend of literary and oral traditions that recognizes the past and present as they form a foundation for future generations of poets. Includes the work of over 90 poets working in many styles: the internationally honoured Africadian George Elliott Clarke; Ian Keteku, who was crowned the 2010 World Poetry Slam champion; Lillian Allen, founder of the dub poetry tradition in Canada; Afua Cooper, who brought to light the hanging of an enslaved African woman, Marie Joseph Anglique, for the alleged burning of Montreal in 1734" and many others including Lorna Goodison, Claire Harris and Olive Senior. Preface by Karina Vernon, and an introduction by George Elliott Clarke. Winner the 2014 Robert Kroetsch Poetry Award. Notes, biographical notes, 272 pp. ISBN: 978-1897181836.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 87445
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  • McClaurin, Irma
    PEARL'S SONG

    Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.

    Detroit: Lotus Press, 1988. First edition - Third collection by this African American poet.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 7731
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  • McElroy, Colleen J.
    MUSIC FROM HOME, Selected Poems.

    Edition: First printing.

    Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - African American poet's second book and the first volume in the Sagittarius Poetry Series designed to publish outstanding, but commercially "awkward"volumes of poetry by neglected contemporary American poets. Preface by John Gardner and introduction by knute Skinner.

    Condition: Ex-library with usual pocket, stamps, but overall a tight, clean copy in a near fine dj.

    Book ID: 4739
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  • McElroy, Colleen J.
    BONE FLAMES.

    Edition: First printing in wrappers (issued simultaneously with hardcover edition)

    Middleton, CT: Wesleyan Univ Press, 1987. First edition - A powerful collection of poetry by this African American writer. Recipient of the Washington State Governor's Award.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated gold and black wrappers.

    Book ID: 11932
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  • BONE FLAMES. by McElroy, Colleen J.
    McElroy, Colleen J.
    BONE FLAMES.

    Edition: First printing.

    Middleton, CT: Wesleyan Univ Press, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - A powerful collection of poetry by this African American writer. Recipient of the Washington State Governor's Award. Illustrated endpapers. 71 pp. ISBN: 0-819521485.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 73790
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  • FIRST LIGHT. New and Selected Poems. by Miller, E. Ethelbert.
    Miller, E. Ethelbert.
    FIRST LIGHT. New and Selected Poems.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Baltimore: DuForcelf Books / Black Classic Press, (1994). SIGNED first edition - INSCRIBED " .. in friendship and love, Ethelbert, 10/94." Includes many autobiographical poems - Ishmael Reed says that he has "chosen for his subject those 'unseen moments' of ordinary American life. 194 pp. ISBN: 0-933121814.

    Condition: Name inside front cover, slight wear to covers, overall very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 65718
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  • BLUES BABY: Early Poems by Mullen, Harryette Rommel.
    Mullen, Harryette Rommel.
    BLUES BABY: Early Poems

    Edition: First printing.

    Lewisburg & London: Bucknell University Press / Associated University Presses, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth collection by this avant-garde Black poet. A book which brings together her first book - Tree Tall Woman - with previously uncollected poems from early in her career. 146 pp. ISBN: 0-838755151.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 88623
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  • CONJUGATIONS AND REITERATIONS: Poems. by Murray, Albert.
    Murray, Albert.
    CONJUGATIONS AND REITERATIONS: Poems.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pantheon, (2001). Hardcover first edition - The rather uncommon first book of poetry by this Black author whom The New Yorker described as "possessed of the poet's language, the novelist's sensibility, the essayist's clarity, the jazzman's imagination, and the gospel singer's depth of feeling." A small slim volume. 73 pp. ISBN: 0-375421416.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 86753
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  • THE FREEDOM BUSINESS: Including a Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa. by Nelson, Marilyn (illustrated by Deborah Dancy)
    Nelson, Marilyn (illustrated by Deborah Dancy)
    THE FREEDOM BUSINESS: Including a Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa.

    Edition: First printing.

    Honesdale, PN Wordsong (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - Poems by Marilyn Nelson, and art by Deborah Dancy. Chronicles the life of a slave from Africa, born a prince of Guinea, captured at age 6, who over three decades bought not only his own freedom but that of his wife and children. Venture Smith, as he was known, become the first man in history to document both his capture from Africa and his life as a American slave. Excerpts from his account appear on facing pages to the poems by Nelson. 69 pp plus a note on the art, etc. ISBN: 978-1-932425-574.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 85271
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  • Nelson, Raymond S.
    ...AND THE KANSAS WIND BLOWS. Poems about the People, the Land.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Hillsboro, KN: Hearth, 1991. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED. Fourth book of poetry by an English professor. Includes an essay on "Writing Poetry", and background for some historically-inspired poems (including "bleeding Kansas," John Brown's raid, and pioneer women. Artwork by R. Stanley Nelson, the poet's son. Cover praise from Gwendolyn Brooks, among others. ISBN: 0-9627947-16.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 5385
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  • Nelson Waniek, Marilyn.
    MAMA'S PROMISES.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1985. SIGNED - Her second collection of poems, SIGNED on the title page. 49 pp. ISBN: 0-0871-1250x.

    Condition: Very good (small librarystamp on first page.)

    Book ID: 34877
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  • LEGACY. by Omosupe, Ekua
    Omosupe, Ekua
    LEGACY.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Santa Cruz, CA: Talking Circles Press, (1997). First edition - Rather uncommon first collection of poems by this African American and lesbian poet, professor and editor. 93 pp. ISBN: 1-887862013.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 69296
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  • TOTEM. by Pardlo, Gregory.
    Pardlo, Gregory.
    TOTEM.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Philadelphia: American Poetry Review, (2007). SIGNED first edition - African American author's first collection of poems, winner of the American Poetry Review / Honickman First Book Prize, and nominated for several others (his second collection, Digest, won the Pulitzer award in 2015) INSCRIBED on the title page. Introduction by Brenda Hillman. 87 pp. ISBN: 978-0977639533.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 75355
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  • Parks, Gordon.
    WHISPERS OF INTIMATE THINGS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - Poetry and full-color photography by Parks - a lovely book. Introduction by Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-6703466675.

    Condition: Fine in in burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine in a near fine dust jacket (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 5674
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  • IN LOVE. by Parks, Gordon.
    Parks, Gordon.
    IN LOVE.

    Edition: First printing.

    Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of a love affair traced thru color photograps and poetry. Somewhat oversized format. Unpaginated.

    Condition: Very near fine in a good only dust jacket (edgewear, chips, creasing to the dj.)

    Book ID: 5676
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  • WHISPERS OF INTIMATE THINGS. by Parks, Gordon.
    Parks, Gordon.
    WHISPERS OF INTIMATE THINGS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - Poetry and full-color photography by Parks - a lovely book. Introduction by Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-6703466675.

    Condition: Near fine in burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine in a good only dust jacket with a diagonal tear on the front cover.

    Book ID: 88694
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  • A ROCK AGAINST THE WIND: African-American Poems and Letters of Love and Passion. by Patterson, Lindsay, editor.
    Patterson, Lindsay, editor.
    A ROCK AGAINST THE WIND: African-American Poems and Letters of Love and Passion.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    New York: Perigee / Berkley, (1996). First edition - A romantic anthology of more than one hundred love letters and poems including contributions from Alice Walker, Derek Walcott, Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Ntozake Shange, Rita Dove, Ted Joans, Henry Dumas and many others. Originally published in hardcover in 1973, this edition is substantially revised. Substantially revised from the original 1973 edition, this includes a new foreword by Ruby Dee and introduction by the editor. xxiii, 194 pp. ISBN: 0-399519823.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (usual light toning to pages, some rubbing to covers).

    Book ID: 87850
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  • FROM THE DEVOTIONS. by Phillips, Carl.
    Phillips, Carl.
    FROM THE DEVOTIONS.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, (1998). First edition - Third collection by this award winning poet. Notes. 81 pp. ISBN: 1-555972632.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (bookstore stamp inside front cover).

    Book ID: 71256
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  • REFUSE: Poems by Randall, Julian.
    Randall, Julian.
    REFUSE: Poems

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, (2018). SIGNED first edition - African American poet's first collection winner of the 2017 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. "Set against the backdrop of the Obama presidency, [this] documents a young biracial man's journey through the mythos of Blackness, Latinidad, family, sexuality and a hostile American landscape." SIGNED on the half title page. A title in the Pitt Poetry Series. xii, 90 pp. ISBN: 978-0822965602.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 79901
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  • CITIZEN: An American Lyric. by Rankine, Claudia.
    Rankine, Claudia.
    CITIZEN: An American Lyric.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, (2014). A book which requires that you read it - the list of awards it has won is long and exhaustive - but as the Los Angeles Times review commented ÒSo groundbreaking is Rankine's work that it's almost impossible to describe; suffice it to say that this is a poem that reads like an essay (or the other way around) - a piece of writing that invents a new form for itself, incorporating pictures, slogans, social commentary and the most piercing and affecting revelations to evoke the intersection of inner and outer life.Ó 169 pp. ISBN: 978-1555976903.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 85735
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  • SENTRY OF THE FOUR GOLDEN PILLARS. by Redmond, Eugene.
    Redmond, Eugene.
    SENTRY OF THE FOUR GOLDEN PILLARS.

    Edition: 2nd printing (same year as the first).

    East St Louis: Black River Writers, (1970). SIGNED first edition - A collection of poems, INSCRIBED on the title page "with my respect to Blackwomanhood, luck, health and peace in your efforts" and dated in 1971 32 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in stiff stapled wrappers.

    Book ID: 63217
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  • THE EYE IN THE CEILING. by Redmond, Eugene B.
    Redmond, Eugene B.
    THE EYE IN THE CEILING.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    New York & London: Harlem River Press, (1991). SIGNED first edition - Contains a generous selection of poems from his five earlier books - Sentryofthefourgoldenpillars, Songs from an Afro/phone, etc -as well as final section entitled Funky-Grace. INSCRIBED on the title page "To --- luck, love, poetree!" and dated in 1993. 181 pp. ISBN: 0-863163076.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 70357
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  • JUST IN: WORD ON NAVIGATIONAL CHALLENGES: New and Selected Works. by Roberson, Ed
    Roberson, Ed
    JUST IN: WORD ON NAVIGATIONAL CHALLENGES: New and Selected Works.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Jersey City: Talisman House, 1998. First edition - A selection of poems from his earliest published books to new 'works in progress.' Roberson's work is complex, challenging and not nearly as well known as it should be. Michael Palmer stated that this book 'should affirm his place, at last, as one of the most deeply innovative and critically acute voices of our time.' 144 pp. ISBN: 1-883689-791.

    Condition: Fine (as new.)

    Book ID: 56666
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  • Robinson, William H., editor.
    EARLY BLACK AMERICAN POETS: Selections with Biographical and Critical Introductions

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Dubuque, Iowa: Wm [William] C. Brown Company, Publishers, (1969.). First edition - An important anthology arranged by type of poetry,rather than strictly chronologically - includes a generous selection of poems from most of the writers. Forms of poetry include "orator poets" (Lucy Terry, Jupiter Hammon, Gustavas Vassa, George Moses Horton, Frances E.W. Harper and others), formalist poets (Phillis Wheatley, Ann Plato, George Marion McLlelan, and Henrietta Cordelia Ray) ; romantic poets (John Boyd, Benjamin Clark, Joseph Seamen Cotter, several Creole poets, and others) and dialect poets (James Edwin Campbell, Daniel Webster Davis, Elliott B. Henderson, J. Mord Allen and James B. Carrothers.) Includes a general introduction by Robinson, several appendices, bibliography, index. xvii, 275 pp. ISBN: 0-697039536.

    Condition: Very good in stiff illustrated wrappers (previous owner's name, some rubbing to the covers.)

    Book ID: 33559
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  • BLACK WINGS & BLIND ANGELS: Poems. by Sapphire (pseudonym of Ramona Lofton)
    Sapphire (pseudonym of Ramona Lofton)
    BLACK WINGS & BLIND ANGELS: Poems.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Second book of poems and third book by the author of the controversial novel 'Push.' Boldly SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Notes, 129 pp. ISBN: 0-679-446303.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 53166
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  • BLACK WINGS & BLIND ANGELS: Poems. by Sapphire (pseudonym of Ramona Lofton)
    Sapphire (pseudonym of Ramona Lofton)
    BLACK WINGS & BLIND ANGELS: Poems.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second book of poems and third book by the author of the controversial novel 'Push.' Notes, 129 pp. ISBN: 0-679-446303.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new but with a remainder dot.)

    Book ID: 53735
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  • LOOKING INTO THE HURT by Scott, Nathaniel
    Scott, Nathaniel
    LOOKING INTO THE HURT

    Edition: First printing.

    Sacramento, CA: Act Three, 1988. First edition - Poetry chapbook by this African American author: the theme is the Harlem Renaissance, both as a tribute to the writers of that period, and a study of the contrasts made by the passage of 60 years. Cover design by D. Woodard.

    Condition: Near fine in stapled glossy wrappers.

    Book ID: 9040
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  • Scott, Nathaniel
    CHOKING VINE

    Edition: First printing.

    Sacramento, CA: Wooden Angel Press, 1987. First edition - Poetry chapbook by this African American author on the repercussions of apartheid and the situation in South Africa. Cover woodcut by D. Woodard. Glossary, selected bibliography.

    Condition: Near fine in stapled glossy wrappers.

    Book ID: 9041
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  • Shange, Ntozake.
    A DAUGHTER'S GEOGRAPHY.

    Edition: First trade edition.

    New York: St Martin's, (1983) dj. Hardcover - A collection of poetry by this African American writer best known as the author of 'for colored girls who have considered suicide.'. ISBN: 0-312-18342-9.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 16811
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  • Shange, Ntozake.
    THE LOVE SPACE DEMANDS (a continuing saga.)

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Powerful collection of poetry and performance pieces by this African American writer. ISBN: 0-312-05892-6.

    Condition: Fine in a very good+ dustjacket (light edgewear to dj.)

    Book ID: 20990
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