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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Philadelphia: American Poetry Review, (2007) dj. Hardcover 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) Introduction by Brenda Hillman. 87 pp. ISBN: 978-0977639526.

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.

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.

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

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.

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. with a new foreword by Ruby Dee, introduction by the editor and more. . xxiii, 194 pp. ISBN: 0-399519823.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Detroit: Act Three Publishing, (2006). First edition - Poetry chapbook by this African American author - the cover says "Yelling Screaming Stumping Hollering - Potitical/Social Poetic Verse" and that sums it up well. 71 pp.

Act Three Publishing, (2009). First edition - Poetry chapbook by this African American author, many commenting on current issues from the stimulus program to drug abuse. 51 pp.

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.

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.

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.' 74 pp,. ISBN: 0-312-18342-9.

New York: Harlem River Press, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of poetry illustrated with photographs by Nathaniel Bellamy, Gerald Cyrus, Calvin Hicks and Adele Hodge. ISBN: 0-86316-3009.