African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song Edited Material:Hardcover which is on view from

which is on view from July 31 to December 5

and healing for the individuals and for a nation

or the instant in a game of spades right after the cards are dealt—has layers of resonance in black and white culture

she knows and loves the streets like the curves of her own body

I came busting into the world during one of New York's worst snowstorms

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song Edited Material:Hardcover which is on view fromA literary landmark: the biggest, most ambitious anthology of black poetry ever published, gathering 250 poets from the colonial period to the present. Only now, in the 21st century, can we fully grasp the breadth and range of African American poetry: a magnificent chorus of voices, some familiar, others recently rescued from neglect. Here, in this unprecedented anthology expertly selected by poet and scholar Kevin Young, this precious living heritage