African-American Poetry of the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology
No group of writers in any place or time has managed to surmount so many obstacles to produce a body of literature. This anthology, assembled by the foremost authority in the field, attests to their extraordinary courage and talent. It is a welcome companion to Sherman's pioneering study Invisible Poets.
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No group of writers in any place or time has managed to surmount so many obstacles to produce a body of literature. This anthology, assembled by the foremost authority in the field, attests to their extraordinary courage and talent. It is a welcome companion to Sherman's pioneering study Invisible Poets.BooknewsChosen from the work of the unknown as well as the famous, 171 poems by 35 black men and women show poetic mastery of a great variety of subjects and styles, as well as a wide range of attitudes and poetic talents. Every poem has historical importance as a response to the African-American experience by black writers of the period from 1829 to 1900. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Introduction1A Note to the Reader15George Moses Horton17Noah Calwell Cannon38Charles Lewis Reason41Ann Plato50Joshua McCarter Simpson54James Monroe Whitfield71Daniel Alexander Payne94Alfred Gibbs Campbell102Frances Ellen Watkins Harper112Joseph Cephas Holly146George Boyer Vashon153Elymas Payson Rogers166Adah Isaacs Menken182James Madison Bell192Charlotte L. Forten Grimke211Alfred Islay Walden221Albery Allson Whitman236Henrietta Cordelia Ray265John Willis Menard282Robert Charles O'Hara Benjamin288Timothy Thomas Fortune293James Edwin Campbell306Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.325George Clinton Rowe342Josephine Delphine Henderson Heard360Daniel Webster Davis365Edward W. Williams382Paul Laurence Dunbar386George Marion McClellan416Eloise Alberta Veronica Bibb434Mary Weston Fordham441Frank Barbour Coffin447James Ephriam McGirt456Samuel Alfred Beadle464Priscilla Jane Thompson472Bibliography484Subject Index500Title and Poet Index504
\ BooknewsChosen from the work of the unknown as well as the famous, 171 poems by 35 black men and women show poetic mastery of a great variety of subjects and styles, as well as a wide range of attitudes and poetic talents. Every poem has historical importance as a response to the African-American experience by black writers of the period from 1829 to 1900. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
