Poetry Public
Created and curated by Robin Riley
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Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea by Nikki Giovanni
When Nikki Giovanni's poems first emerged during the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements of the 1960s, she immediately took …
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God’s Trombones by James Weldon Johnson (The Penguin poets)
The inspiring sermon-poems of James Weldon Johnson.
James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one …
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Given Sugar, Given Salt by Jane Hirshfield
In this luminous and authoritative new collection, Jane Hirshfield presents an ever-deepening and altering comprehension of human existence in poems …
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Alive Together by Lisel Mueller
In a collection that represents over thirty-five years of her writing life, this distinguished poet explores a wide range of …
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The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni by Nikki Giovanni
This omnibus covers Nikki Giovanni's complete work of poetry from 1967–1983. THE COLLECTED POETRY OF NIKKI GIOVANNI will include the …
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The book is divided into four chapters, each chapter serves a different purpose. They deal with different pains; heal different …
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Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
5 stars
Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times writes: “The poems in Mr. Vuong’s new collection, Night Sky With Exit Wounds…possess …
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Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz
Postcolonial Love Poem is an anthem of desire against erasure. Natalie Diaz’s brilliant second collection demands that every body carried …
