Black Sister: Poetry by Black American Women, 1746-1980

Introductory Essays Are Followed By Selections From The Works Of 58 African-american Women Poets Dating Back To The Eighteenth Century. Lucy Terry -- Phillis Wheatley -- Ada -- Charlotte Forten [grimké] -- Sojourner Truth -- Frances E.w. Harper -- Henrietta Cordelia Ray -- Clara Ann Thompson -- Ann Plato -- Rosalie Jonas -- Lucy Ariel Wiliams -- Georgia Douglas Johnson -- Angelina Weld Grimké -- Jessie Redmon Fauset -- Alice Dunbar-nelson -- Anne Spencer -- Gwendolyn B. Bennett -- Helene Johnson -- Carrie Williams Clifford -- Bessie Calhoun Bird -- Pauli Murray -- Mae V. Cowdery -- Margaret Walker -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- May Miller -- Margaret Goss Burroughs -- Gloria C. Oden -- Naomi Long Madgett -- Margaret Danner -- Kattie M. Cumbo -- Sarah Webster Fabio -- Mari Evans -- Alice S. Cobb -- June Jordan -- Jayne Cortez -- Della Burt -- Fareedah Allah -- Carolyn M. Rodgers -- Linda Piper -- Carole C. Gregory -- Jo Ann Hall-evans -- Johari M. Kunjufu -- Irma Mcclaurin -- Audre Lorde -- Gayl Jones -- Alice Walker -- Pinkie Gordon Lane -- Nikki Giovanni -- Patricia Parker -- Sonia Sanchez -- Lucille Clifton -- Patricia Jones -- Sherley Anne Williams -- Maya Angelou -- Ntozake Shange -- Thadious M. Davis -- Melba Joyce Boyd -- Colleen J. Mcelroy. Edited With An Introduction By Erlene Stetson. Bibliography: P. 295-312.