Edition |
First Aladdin paperback edition. |
Description |
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm |
Contents |
A / James Weldon Johnson -- B / Dudley Randall -- C / Robert Hayden -- D / Countee Cullen -- E / Henry Dumas -- F / Langston Hughes -- G / Anne Spencer -- H / Eloise Greenfield -- I / Raymond Patterson -- J / Rita Dove -- K / Gwendolyn Brooks -- L / Lucille Clifton -- M / Margaret Walker -- N / Owen Dodson -- O / Haki Madhubuti -- P / Nikki Giovanni -- Q / Maya Angelou -- R / Black American Spiritual -- S / Samuel Allen -- T / Paul Laurence Dunbar -- U / Imamu Amiri Baraka -- V / Sterling Brown -- W / Mari Evans -- X / Audre Lorde -- Y / James Emanuel -- Z / Frank Marshall Davis. |
Summary |
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a line from a poem by different African American poets, describing an aspect of the black experience. |
Awards |
Coretta Scott King honor (Author), 1998 |
Subject |
American poetry -- African American authors.
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English language -- Alphabet.
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African Americans -- Juvenile poetry.
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Alphabet.
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African Americans -- Poetry. |
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American poetry -- African American authors. |
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Alphabet. |
Added Author |
Bryan, Ashley.
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Added Title |
ABC of African-American poetry |
ISBN |
0689840454 (paperback) |
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9780689840456 (paperback) |
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0756903572 |
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9780756903572 |
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