"This anthology of drama, essays, fiction, and poetry presents a thoughtful, classroom-tested selection of the best literature for learning about the long civil rights movement. Unique in its focus on creative writing, the volume also ranges beyond a familiar 1954-1968 chronology to include works from the 1890s to the present. The civil rights movement was a complex, ongoing process of defining national values such as freedom, justice, a ..."
"This title offers perspectives on civil rights not found in history books. This anthology of drama, essays, fiction, and poetry presents a thoughtful, classroom-tested selection of the best literature for learning about the long civil rights movement. Unique in its focus on creative writing, the volume also ranges beyond a familiar 1954-1968 chronology to include works from the 1890s to the present. The civil rights movement was a compl ..."
"Black Nature is the first anthology to focus on nature writing by African American poets, a genre that until now has not commonly been counted as one in which African American poets have participated.Black poets have a long tradition of incorporating treatments of the natural world into their work, but it is often read as political, historical, or protest poetry―anything but nature poetry. This is particularly true when the definition o ..."
"'Hear My Voice' is an exciting compilation of stories, poems, essays, and speeches from a wide range of writers. The voices in this anthology reflect the diversity of American culture and provide the reader with a unique glimpse into everyday lives and extraordinary events. Joyous, angry, sad, celebratory, frustrated, and hopeful voices tell of the passion and vitality of life in the United States. The works in the anthology are divided ..."
"This book presents the natural world seen through the eyes of black poets. ""Black Nature"" is the first anthology to focus on nature writing by African American poets, a genre that until now has not commonly been counted as one in which African American poets have participated. Black poets have a long tradition of incorporating treatments of the natural world into their work, but it is often read as political, historical, or protest po ..."
"The leading voices of African-American letters come together in this essential collection of poems, prose and theater performance.One of the most significant occurrences in America during the 20th century was the rise of African-American writers to the forefront of literature. Documenting their views on American culture and its tragic and glorious history, African-American writers' contributions reflected their struggle for equality and ..."
"An excellent compilation of Lorcaâs poetry and prose, emphasizing Lorcaâs notion of the duende, the âearth spirit of irrationality and death.âThe notion of âduendeââa demonic earth spirit embodying irrationality, earthiness, and a heightened awareness of deathâbecame a cornerstone of Lorcaâs poetics. In Search of Duende gathers Lorcaâs writings about the duende and three art forms susceptible to it: dance, music, and ..."
"How does Southern food look from the outside? The form is caught in constantly dueling stereotypes: It’s so often imagined as either the touchingly down-home feast or the heartstopping health scourge of a nation. But as any Southern transplant will tell you once they’ve spent time in the region, Southerners share their lives in food, with a complex mix of stories of belonging and not belonging and of traditions that form identities of m ..."
The Weary Blues (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History) by LangstonHughes Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2022 by Dover Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-486-84901-0, ISBN: 0-486-84901-5
"The Weary Blues is Langston Hughes's first published collection of poems, immediately celebrated as a tour de force upon its release."
Lullaby by LangstonHughes Hardcover, 20 Pages, Published 2021 by Clarion Books, Hong Kong ISBN-13: 978-0-358-56615-1, ISBN: 0-358-56615-0
"Award-winning illustrator Sean Qualls's painted and collaged artwork captures universally powerful maternal moments with tenderness and whimsy. Like little love-ones, this beautiful book is a treasure. Now in board book format."
Not Without Laughter by LangstonHughes Hardcover, Published 2021 by Penguin Putnam Inc, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-14-313442-8, ISBN: 0-14-313442-6
Selected Poems (Paperback) by LangstonHughes Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2020 by Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-78816-451-1, ISBN: 1-78816-451-2
"For over forty years, until his death in 1967, Langston Hughes captured in his poetry the lives of black people in the USA. This edition is Hughes's own selection of his work, and was first published in 1959."
The Mule-Bone (Hardback or Cased Book) by LangstonHughes, Zora Hurston 68 Pages, Published 2020 by Binker North ISBN-13: 978-1-77441-522-1, ISBN: 1-77441-522-4
"The Mule Bone is a play by American authors Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. The process of writing the play led Hughes and Hurston, who had been close friends, to sever their relationship. Mule Bone was not staged until 1991."