Bibliograph

Angles of ascent, a Norton anthology of contemporary African American poetry, edited by Charles Henry Rowell

Type

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Angles of ascent, a Norton anthology of contemporary African American poetry, edited by Charles Henry Rowell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Angles of ascent

Oclc number

757510228

Responsibility statement

edited by Charles Henry Rowell

Sub title

a Norton anthology of contemporary African American poetry

Summary

"This landmark anthology brings together for the first time more than three hundred poems by over seventy African American poets, including Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, Ai, Toi Derricotte, Rita Dove, Elizabeth Alexander, Natasha Tretheway, Major Jackson, and Kevin Young. Angles of Ascent looks to the immediate past of contemporary African American poetry, including the influence of Modernism in the 1950's and the Black Arts Movement of the 1960's, before turning toward the current thriving literary sceneand beyond. General readers and specialists alike will treasure this collection for its diverse readings of humanity by modern and contemporary African American poets as well as its comprehensive introductions and commentary."--, Provided by publisher

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Contributor