The Book of American Negro PoetryJames Weldon Johnson Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1983 - 300 pages A landmark anthology of forty poets that brought serious attention to writers such as Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes. The poetry, the prefaces, and Johnson's critical notes have made this book a classic. Indices. |
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