African American poetry is as old as America itself, yet this
touchstone of American identity is often overlooked. In this
critical history of African American poetry, from its origins in
the transatlantic slave trade, to present day hip-hop, Lauri Ramey
traces African American poetry from slave songs to today's
award-winning poets. Covering a wide range of styles and forms,
canonical figures like Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) and Paul
Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) are brought side by side with lesser
known poets who explored diverse paths of bold originality. Calling
for a revised and expanded canon, Ramey shows how some poems were
suppressed while others were lauded, while also examining the role
of music, women, innovation, and art as political action in African
American poetry. Conceiving of a new canon reveals the influential
role of African American poetry in defining and reflecting the
United States at all points in the nation's history.
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