20 Black Poets You Should Know (and Love) Follow her on Twitter.In 1996 the Academy of American Poets dubbed April National Poetry Month to celebrate the richness of American poetry.

Jamila Woods And The Poetry Of Black Love. November 22, 2017 7:00 AM ET. Jenny Gathright Enlarge this image. Jamila Woods sits on steps in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, where she lives.

The quotes below are from some of his most famous writings, honoring what would have been his 115 th birthday Wednesday. “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird ...

Revered Black queer poet and activist Essex Hemphill’s literary works have finally returned to print in a newly released collection called Love is a Dangerous Word: the Selected Poems of Essex ...