African-American Poetry
Download or Read eBook African-American Poetry PDF written by Joan R. Sherman and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1997-07-07 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Joan R. Sherman |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 99 |
Release | : 1997-07-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780486296043 |
ISBN-13 | : 0486296040 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis African-American Poetry by : Joan R. Sherman
Book excerpt: Rich selection of 74 poems ranging from the religious and moral verse of Phillis Wheatley Peters (ca. 1753 1784) to 20th-century work of Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. Other contributors include James Weldon Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, many others. Indispensable for students of the black experience in America and any lover of fine poetry. Includes 4 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: "I, Too, Sing America," "Lift Every Voice and Sing," "Yet Do I Marvel," and "On Being Brought from Africa to America." Dover Original."