African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song (LOA #333) : A Library of America Anthology Ages 14 and up A year after the death

A year after the death of a young boy at the hands of an Ynaa

and the remarkable people who helped shape it

self-reliance

Because there’s nothing more hopeful than finding a person who understands your loneliness—and who can maybe even help take it away

Set ambitious goals

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song (LOA #333) : A Library of America Anthology Ages 14 and up A year after the deathA literary landmark: the biggest, most ambitious anthology of black poetry ever published, gathering 250 poets from the colonial period to the presentOnly now, in the 21st century, can we fully grasp the breadth and range of African American poetry: a magnificent chorus of voices, some familiar, others recently rescued from neglect. Here, in this unprecedented anthology expertly selected by poet and scholar Kevin Young, this precious living heritage