{"product_id":"american-negro-poetry-an-anthology-paperback","title":"American Negro Poetry: An Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArna Wendell Bontemps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArna Bontemps\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eArna Bontemps\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 200,000 copies in print, this anthology has for decades been seen as a fundamental collection of African-American verse. Bontemps (1902-73), an important figure during and after the Harlem Renaissance, author of more than 25 novels, and longtime librarian at Fisk University, last revised this classic anthology just before his death, adding such crucial new voices as Audre Lorde, Nikki Giovanni, and Bob Kaufman, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition, issued in 1996, reprints the poems in Bontemps's revised volume along with updated biographical notes. Nearly seventy poets are represented, their works indexed by both author and title.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArna Bontemps\u003c\/b\u003e (1902-1973), produced more than twenty-five novels, anthologies, children's books, and histories of black life, including the novel \u003ci\u003eGod Sends Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Negro\u003c\/i\u003e. Bontemps's later years were spent at Fisk University as chief librarian and writer-in-residence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702596202803,"sku":"9780809015641","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/alVWNDJOS2JaZGVDT01oNHB2RmhWQT09.webp?v=1763312420","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/american-negro-poetry-an-anthology-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}