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Index
Cover
About this Book
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
A Note for Beginning Poetry Readers
Chapter 1: Phillis Wheatley
Her Career Begins
A Trip to England
Her Legacy
Phillis Wheatley Timeline
Chapter 2: Paul Laurence Dunbar
A Poet of Two Voices
Untimely Death
Paul Laurence Dunbar Timeline
Chapter 3: Langston Hughes
World Traveler
Prolific Writer
Poet of Social Justice
A True Renaissance Man
Langston Hughes Timeline
Chapter 4: Gwendolyn Brooks
Prize-Winning Poet
A Story-Telling Poet
Inspiring Future Generations
Gwendolyn Brooks Timeline
Chapter 5: Amiri Baraka
“King of the Village”
A New Name
The Black Arts Movement
Musical Verses
No Quiet Retirement
Amiri Baraka Timeline
Chapter 6: Jay Wright
A Scholarly Poet
Connecting With Roots
Jay Wright Timeline
Chapter 7: Nikki Giovanni
A Star Is Born
A Poet of the Spoken Word
Still a Timely Poet
Nikki Giovanni Timeline
Chapter 8: Rita Dove
A Pulitzer Prize
Poet Laureate
Lifting Up the Downtrodden
Rita Dove Timeline
Chapter Notes
Glossary
Further Reading
Internet Addresses
Permissions
Index
Note to Our Readers
Copyright
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