The Vintage Book of African American Poetry
- List Price: $17.00
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Random House Inc
- Publish date: 03/01/2000
The Vintage Book of African American Poetry fills this gap. The collection, a sampling from the work of the entire grand tradition of black poets, will be the authoritative volume, presenting the best poetry that has been written by an American ethnic group with a long, unique, and storied literary tradition. Incorporating poems from the last 200 years the 52 poets included provide a rich and varied overview of the kind of work African-American poets have produced.
Meticulously researched and arranged, this anthology will be of inestimable value to students, poetry lovers, and all those interested in the breadth of our national literature.
