New York: Harlem River Press, (1991.). SIGNED first edition - Collection of poetry illustrated with photographs by Nathaniel Bellamy, Gerald Cyrus, Calvin Hicks and Adele Hodge. SIGNED on the title page. 77 pp plus list of photo credits. ISBN: 0-86316-305x.

New York: Moore Black Press, (1999.). First edition - African American's first collection of poetry - Simmons was born in New York, but spent several years as a child living in Ethiopia, was poetry editor for African Voices and is a founding member of the 'poetry-funk-rock-world band' Black Monsoon. In this collection, he captures the hopelessness of homelessness, the challenge of being young, black and male in American cities and the 'genocidial way' in which drugs infest poor minority communities. INSCRIBED on the first page " to.... Thank U for your energy and spirit. Hope you enjoy the words and vibes. Love and respect." Illustrated. 75 pp. Cover art by Keba Armand Konte. ISBN: 0-965830829.

Nashville, TN: Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc. (1989, c 1988). First collection of poetry by this African American educator, critic and poet. Notes. 61 pp. ISBN: 1-555231241.

Nashville, TN: Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc. (1988). First edition - Hard to find second collection of poetry by this African American educator, critic and poet. 53 pp. ISBN: 1-555231896.

Evanston, IL: Triquarterly / Northwestern University Press, (2017). SIGNED - A powerful book of poetry by this African American writer, one which has won many awards, including the 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, the 2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize and much more. SIGNED on the title page. 132 pp. ISBN: 978-0810134331.

San Francisco: City Lights Books, (2023). SIGNED first edition - A highly praised and compelling collection of poetry and prose poems and more, one which uses the spaces on the page as part of the message. "Tempestt is a self-proclaimed 'daughter of California, ' and her collection begins by gazing inward, before moving seamlessly into questions of queerness and Blackness that drive a searing social and political critique." (Alta Magazine) SIGNED by the author. 130 pp. ISBN: 978-0872869257.

Berkeley, CA: Oyez, 1970. First edition - One of 1000 copies in wrappers (out of a total edition of 1250) . Introductory note by Philip Lamantia.

New York: Kulchur Foundation, 1976. First edition - Surrealist African American poet's third book, poems which reflect the era from New York to California. Illustrated. Cover praise from Anne Waldman, for whom he wrote the poem "Anne's for Anne" included in this book. 128 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An attractive new edition of the author's Pulitzer prize winning collection of poems, poems which bring together two strands of the racial legacies of the South - many are a tribute to her mother, whose marriage to a white man in the 1960s was illegal in her native Missippippi and other poems which are a tribute to the role of the black regiment, the Lousiana Native Guards, during the Civil War. SIGNED on the title page. This edition includes a cd of the poems read by the author. In addition to her many other awards, in 2012, Trethewey was named US poet laureate. Notes. Event program laid in. 49 pp. ISBN: 0-547-05548X.

New York: Harlem River Press, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The relatively uncommon hardcover issue of this collection by this award-winning African American poet and writer, who was chosen poet laureate of California and resigned that position amidst controversy. SIGNED on the title page by the author. ISBN: 0-86316-0034.

New York: Harlem River Press, 1991. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED on the title page by this award winning poet and writer, who was, briefly, the first official poet laureate of California. ISBN: 0-86313-0034.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1996. SIGNED first edition - Nicely INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in 1999, by this award winning poet and writer, who was, briefly, the first poet laureate of California. ISBN: 1-56689-0446.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1996. SIGNED first edition - A collection of poems by this African American writer, illustrated with art by Jose Bedia. Warmly INSCRIBED on the title page- "Here's to the power of language sluicing through poetry. Hope you enjoy some of these poems" - and dated in 2002, by this award winning poet and writer, who was, briefly, the first poet laureate of California. 126 pp. Tipped inside the front cover and on the first page are articles related to his resignation as poet laurate of California. Laid in is the newsletter "Poetry Now" with two poems by Troupe, and announcing his appearance the Sacramento Poetry Center's annual writer's conference. ISBN: 1-56689-0446.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2006. First edition - A collection of poems by this African American writer inspired by contemporary music, art, literature, sports and the peace of the Caribbean. Glossary. 103 pp. ISBN: 978-1566891905.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First book of collected poems by Walker - includes a new introduction to each book of poetry in which Walker talks about her experiences at the time she was writing those poems; also includes a section of previously unpublished poems. SIGNED by Walker. ISBN: 0-15-1400407.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1973.). Walker's third book. 70 pp. ISBN: 0-15-6766205.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, 1984. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Walker's fourth book of poetry. SIGNED on title page. ISBN: 0-15-1421692.

New York: Harvest - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1984.). Collection of poetry by the author of 'The Color Purple.' 53 pp. ISBN: 0-15-6364670.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1973.). First edition - Walker's third book, printed many times, but uncommon in the first edition in either binding. 70 pp. ISBN: 0-15-6766205.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - First book of collected poems by Walker - includes a new introduction to each book of poetry in which Walker talks about her experiences at the time she was writing those poems; also includes a section of previously unpublished poems. 461 pp. ISBN: 0-15-1400407.

New York: Random House, (2003) dj. Hardcover - Poems written in the shadowy room in Mexico and in the shadow of current events, including the terrorist attack on 9/11 and the waging of war by the US. 220 pp. ISBN: 0-375-509046.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - First book of collected poems by Walker - includes a new introduction to each book of poetry in which Walker talks about her experiences at the time she was writing those poems; also includes a section of previously unpublished poems. 461 pp. ISBN: 0-15-1400407.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - Walker's fourth book of poetry. 79 pp. ISBN: 0-15-1421692.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - Walker's fourth book of poetry. 79 pp. ISBN: 0-151421692.

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American poet's fourth highly praised collection. Dustjacket comments from Mark Doty and Andrew Hudgins, among others. SIGNED on the title page by the poet as 'Marilyn Nelson.' 56 pp. ISBN: 0-8071-19210.

Chicago: Tia Chucha Press, 1991. First edition - Collection of poems by young author who was the recipient of the 1989 Gwendolyn Brooks Award. 52 pp. ISBN: 0-96242871x.

Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1985. SIGNED first edition - His first book, a collection of poetry and the fifth title in the Callaloo Poetry Series published by the University of Kentucky (this copy has a University Press of Virginia sticker pasted over the original publication information.). ISBN: 0-912759-054.

Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, (1992. ). First edition - African American writer's third collection of poetry, A title in the Pitt Poetry series. 75 pp. ISBN: 0-8229-54699.

New York: William H. Morrow, 1982. First edition - African American writer's second collection of poems - the first section - Letters from a New England Negro - consists of epistolary poems set in 1867-1868 during Emancipation and the second section centers around blues singer Bessie Smith. 112 pp. . ISBN: 0-688-011772.