African American & Black

From her reflections on African American life and hardship in Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie to her revolutionary celebrations of womanhood in Phenomenal Woman and Still I Rise, and her elegant tributes to dignitaries Bill Clinton and...

In the summer of 2020, Cole Arthur Riley was desperate for a spirituality she could trust. Amidst ongoing national racial violence, the isolation of the pandemic, and a surge of anti-Black rhetoric in many Christian spaces, she began dreaming of a...

A care package, left by r.h. Sin, found by you.From New York Times bestselling author, r.h. Sin, comes a care package of two new poetry and prose collections boxed together in an elegant slipcase.About the Authorr.h. Sin is a New York Times bestselling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807084861Author James BaldwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 147gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm

A joint poetry collection from the virally popular and bestselling poets r.h. Sin and Robert M. Drake. What are you hiding behind your smile? If those empty bottles that line the walls of your room could speak, what tales would they spill? So much of...

Sometimes it's difficult to take that first step into your future and embrace the unknown. This illustrated collection of poetry and essays empowers you to embrace your next adventure with confidence and grace, drawing on invaluable lessons from nature...

Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Natasha Trethewey's Native Guard is a deeply personal volume that brings together two legacies of the Deep South.Through elegaic verse that honors her mother and tells of her own...

I have been womanfor a long timebeware my smileI am treacherous with old magicFilled with rage and tenderness, Audre Lorde's most acclaimed poetry collection speaks of mothers and children, female strength and vulnerability, renewal and revenge,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999843819Author Roy DeCaravaFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint David ZwirnerPublisher David ZwirnerWeight(grams) 220g

Now And Then is not merely a collection of a songwriter's lyrics; the song-poems of this undisputed 'bluesologist' triumphantly stand on their own, evoking the rhythm and urgency which have distinguished Gil Scott-Heron's career.This collection of poems...

From the author of Magical Negro, Winner of the National Book Critic's Circle Award'Hilarious and hard-hitting . . . it ripples with energy, insight, and searing music' Tracy K. Smith, author of Wade in the WaterOther People's Comfort Keeps Me Up at...

Pocket Maya Angelou Wisdom is a collection of some of her best and most empowering quotes. This is the ultimate keepsake for fans of Maya Angelou's beautiful poetry, as well as for anyone looking for a bit of in-the-moment inspiration to have in their...

Social media sensation Billy Chapata provides a thought-provoking take on the universal experiences of love, pain, and what comes next through messages of empowerment. This collection of poetry and prose will justify heartache and inspire the fortitude...

WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2015WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY 2015WINNER OF THE PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD 2015WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY 2015'Everywhere were flashes, a siren sounding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062688811Author Nicole SealeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint ECCO PressPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

From best-selling poet, r.h. Sin, comes an expanded hardcover keepsake edition of his original chapbook, Rest in the Mourning. The calm before and after the storm. Rest in the Mourning is a steady and profound stream of conscious thoughts and emotion...

‘A writer who never loses their way’ New York TimesA searing new collection from the Forward Prize-winning American poet about the year that the world’s gaze turned to Minneapolis – Smith's own home.Written after two years of artistic silence, during...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997426588Author Pierre Alex JeantyFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Jeanius Publishing LLCPublisher Jeanius Publishing LLCWeight(grams)...

The definitive introduction to the work of 'the bravest of us . . . the universal poet' (Alice Walker)For the poet and activist June Jordan, neither poetry nor activism could easily be disentangled from the other. Her storied career came to chronicle a...

r.h. Sin's This Day Is Dark is a blistering case study of when red flags are mistaken for passion and love falls in the hands of the wrong people, as explored in his signature poetic voice.From New York Times bestselling author r.h. Sin comes This Day Is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943735198Author Rudy FranciscoFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Button PoetryPublisher Button Poetry

The breakout poetry collection by Sunday Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman'Poetry so alive you want to hold it and protect it' Malala YousafzaiThe luminous poetry collection captures a shipwrecked moment in time and...

'An extraordinarily diverse collection; pure Walker, fresh-eyed and sassy' NEW YORK TIMESLiving by the Word is a memorable collection of essays, letters and journal extracts from Pulitzer Prize winner, Alice Walker.In her own immaculate prose, Alice...

A major new career-spanning selection from one of the world's foremost poets, an international treasure, from 1968 to the present day Nikki Giovanni's poetry has dazzled and inspired readers for more than sixty years. When she first emerged from the...

Black Nature is the first anthology to focus on nature writing by African American poets, a genre that until now has not commonly been counted as one in which African American poets have participated.Black poets have a long tradition of incorporating...

The collected poems of the Pulitzer Prize winning author of THE COLOR PURPLE.'I am the womanoffering two flowerswhose roots are twin.Justice and HopeHope and JusticeLet us begin'Alice Walker has been writing poetry since the summer of 1965, when she...

A TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER AND WHITE REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE 2021 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION From award-winning writer Claudia Rankine, the stunning follow-up to Citizen and Don't...

Beautiful Sad Eyes, Weary Waiting for Love is a two-book collection from bestselling poets r.h. Sin and Robert M. Drake that explores the duality of the heart to cling to darkness while fighting to feel the light.A unique duet between two powerhouse...

In the summer of 2020, Cole Arthur Riley was desperate for a spirituality she could trust. Amidst ongoing national racial violence, the isolation of the pandemic, and a surge of anti-Black rhetoric in many Christian spaces, she began dreaming of a...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRYThe Tradition by Jericho Brown, is a cutting and necessary collection, relentless in its quest for survival while revelling in a celebration of contradiction.A Poetry Book Society Choice'To read Jericho Brown's...

In August 2014, Michael Brown - a young, unarmed black man - was shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. What followed was a period of protests and turmoil, culminating in an extensive report that was filed by the Department of Justice...

Self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet" Audre Lorde is an unforgettable voice in twentieth-century literature, and one of the first to center the experiences of black, queer women. This essential reader showcases her indelible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400066018Author Maya AngelouFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 125gDimensions(mm) 172mm *...

THE SUNDAY TIMES POETRY BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE T. S. ELIOT PRIZEThe black poet would love to say his century beganWith Hughes or God forbid, Wheatley, but actuallyIt began with all the poetry weirdos & worriers, warriors,Poetry whiners &...

Recyclopedia shows the extraordinary development of Harryette Mullen's career in her books Trimmings, S*PeRM**K*T and Muse & Drudge, all originally published in the 1990s and now made available again to new readers. These prose poems and lyrics bring us...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949191004Author Pierre Alex JeantyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Jeanius Publishing LLCPublisher Jeanius Publishing LLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374533847Author Rowan Richardo PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plPublisher Farrar, Strauss &...

Social media sensation Billy Chapata shares insight and advice into the powerful world of love, heartbreak, and what comes next. This collection of poetry and prose will justify heartache and inspire the fortitude to survive and prosper.From Chameleon...

The award-winning poet's powerful exploration of an America ever more unable to process its own toxinsHere, available for the first time in the UK, is the book in which Claudia Rankine first developed the 'American Lyric' form which makes her Forward...

From New York Times bestselling author r.h. Sin, an ode to the women who have chosen to fight for themselves.A poetic documentation of pain, loneliness, courage, and triumph.About the AuthorBorn in New Brunswick, N.J., and later moving to Florida, r.h...